Quotemeal: Nov. 9th, 2003

Sunday, November 9, 2003

"Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand."
— St. Augustine of Hippo

More Quotemeal

"Do not let your happiness depend on something you may lose... only [upon] the Beloved who will never pass away."
C. S. Lewis
"Knowledge of the sciences is so much smoke apart from the heavenly science of Christ."
John Calvin
"If man is not made for God, why is he not happy except in God? If man is made for God, why is he so opposed to God?"
"It is the acknowledgment of our humanity and our frailness that places us in a position to have a personal encounter with the living God."
Os Hillman

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Illustration of St. Augustine of Hippo — "Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand."

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Quotemeal is a daily dose of Christian quotes to inspire and encourage.