Quotemeal: Oct. 15th, 2006

Sunday, October 15, 2006

"We need deliberately to call to mind the joys of our journey. Perhaps we should try to write down the blessings of one day. We might begin; we could never end; there are not pens or paper enough in all the world."
— George A. Buttrick

More Quotemeal

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John Owen
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Illustration of George A. Buttrick — "We need deliberately to call to mind the joys of our journey. Perhaps we should try to write down the blessings of one day. We might begin; we could never end; there are not pens or paper enough in all the world."

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