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

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"We don't seem to want to worship a God who's too big, too authoritative. We seem more comfortable with a deity who's more manageable."
— Mark Finley —
"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."
— Clare of Assisi —
"Every happening, great and small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us, and the art of life is to get the message."
— Malcom Muggeridge —
"Pray hardest when it is hardest to pray."
— Bishop Charles H. Brent —

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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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