Quotemeal: May. 8th, 2008

Thursday, May 8, 2008

"We can love the world, or love God. If we love the world, there will be no room in our heart for the love of God. We cannot love both God, who is eternal, and the world, which is transitory."
— St. Augustine of Hippo

More Quotemeal

"In the sorest trials God often makes the sweetest discoveries of Himself."
"Our work here is brief but its reward is eternal. Do not be disturbed by the clamor of the world, which passes away like a shadow."
"Faith in faith is faith astray."
A. W. Tozer
"What seems too difficult for us is a sure sign that it belongs to God."
Marie DePree

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Illustration of St. Augustine of Hippo — "We can love the world, or love God.  If we love the world, there will be no room in our heart for the love of God. We cannot love both God, who is eternal, and the world, which is transitory."

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