Quotemeal: Aug. 17th, 2002

Saturday, August 17, 2002

"Perhaps one reason God delays His answers to our prayers is because He knows we need to be with Him far more than we need the things we ask of Him."
— Ben Patterson

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"Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness."
— Seneca —
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— Montaigne —
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— Gordon McDonald —
"Why is there so much running to and fro to meetings, conventions, fellowship gatherings and yet so little time for prayer?"
— Andrew Bonar —

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Illustration of Ben Patterson — "Perhaps one reason God delays His answers to our prayers is because He knows we need to be with Him far more than we need the things we ask of Him."

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