Quotemeal: Oct. 15th, 2009

Thursday, October 15, 2009

"To be grateful is to recognize the love of God in everything He has given us — and He has given us everything. Every breath we draw is a gift of His love."
— Thomas Merton

More Quotemeal

"If one first gives himself to the Lord, all other giving is easy."
"I believe a very large majority of church-goers are merely unthinking, slumbering worshipers of an unknown God."
"Every person born in this world represents something new, something that never existed before, something original and unique."
Martin Buber
"We do not cease to be children because we are disobedient children."

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Illustration of Thomas Merton — "To be grateful is to recognize the love of God in everything He has given us — and He has given us everything.  Every breath we draw is a gift of His love."

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