Quotemeal for Tuesday, April 27, 2010

"It is easy to want things from the Lord and yet not want the Lord Himself, as though the gift could ever be preferable to the Giver."

— St. Augustine of Hippo

More Quotemeal

"There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful than that of a continual conversation with God."

— Brother Lawrence —

"Every one that hangs about the court does not speak to the king."

— Thomas Watson —

"When we wake up each morning, if praise of the Risen Christ were to fill our hearts ... then in the monotony of daily life, an inner surge of vitality would..."

— Brother Roger —

"If I slip into the place that can be filled by Christ alone, making myself the first necessity to a soul instead of leading it to fasten upon Him, then I know....."

— Amy Carmichael —