Quotemeal: Apr. 12th, 2010

Monday, April 12, 2010

"When we get our spiritual house in order, we'll be dead. This goes on. You arrive at enough certainty to be able to make your way, but it is making it in darkness. Don't expect faith to clear things up for you. It is trust, not certainty."
— Flannery O'Connor

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— Watchman Nee —
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— Blaise Pascal —
"Prayers never fall on deaf ears."
— Author Unknown —
"We never move on from the cross of Christ, only into a more profound understanding of the cross."
— David Prior —

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Illustration of Flannery O'Connor — "When we get our spiritual house in order, we'll be dead. This goes on. You arrive at enough certainty to be able to make your way, but it is making it in darkness. Don't expect faith to clear things up for you. It is trust, not certainty."

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