Quotemeal: Aug. 17th, 2006

Thursday, August 17, 2006

"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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"Intercessory prayer might be defined as loving our neighbor on our knees."
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"There is a great man who makes every man feel small. But the real great man is the man who makes every man feel great."
— G. K. Chesterton —

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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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