Quotemeal: Dec. 6th, 2009

Sunday, December 6, 2009

"To worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God, to feed the mind with the truth of God, to purge the imagination by the beauty of God, to open the heart to the love of God, to devote the will to the purpose of God."
— William Temple

More Quotemeal

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John Ruskin
"To carry a grudge is like being stung to death by one bee."
"Oh forgive us Lord, for so often we seek the things in your hand rather than the things of your heart."
"Through a tree we were made debtors to God; so through a tree we have our debt canceled."
Irenaeus

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Illustration of William Temple — "To worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God, to feed the mind with the truth of God, to purge the imagination by the beauty of God, to open the heart to the love of God, to devote the will to the purpose of God."

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