Quotemeal for Monday, June 15, 2009

"To the rich man, Lazarus was part of the landscape. If ever he did notice him, it never struck him that Lazarus had anything to do with him. He was simply unaware of his presence, or, if he was aware of it, he had no sense of responsibility for it... A man may well be condemned, not for doing something, but for doing nothing."

— William Barclay

More Quotemeal

"How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, his precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep holidays than commandments."

— Benjamin Franklin —

"Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much."

— Erich Fromm —

"It's no good to sit up and take notice if we just keep on sitting."

— Author Unknown —

"Not until we have become humble and teachable, standing in awe of God's holiness and sovereignty...acknowledging our own littleness, distrusting our own..."

— J. I. Packer —