Quotemeal: Nov. 11th, 2009

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

"God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to receive them."
— St. Augustine of Hippo

More Quotemeal

"The cross symbolizes a cosmic as well as historic truth. Love conquers the world, but its victory is not an easy one."
"It is not after we were reconciled by the blood of his Son that God began to love us, but before the foundation of the world."
John Calvin
"It was not by dialectic that it pleased God to save His people; "for the kingdom of God consisteth in simplicity of faith, not in wordy contention.""
St. Ambrose
"The essence of temptation is the invitation to live independently of God."

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Illustration of St. Augustine of Hippo — "God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to receive them."

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