Quotemeal: Mar. 10th, 2011

Thursday, March 10, 2011

"Earth's crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God. And only he who sees takes off his shoes, the rest sit round and pluck blackberries."
— Elizabeth Barrett Browning

More Quotemeal

"The most valuable thing the Psalms do for me is to express the same delight in God which made David dance."
C. S. Lewis
"If I was a nightingale I would sing like a nightingale; if a swan, like a swan. But since I am a rational creature my role is to praise God."
Epictetus
"Real encouragement occurs when words are spoken from a heart of love to another's recognized fear."
Larry Crabb
"Small numbers make no difference to God. There is nothing small if God is in it."

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Illustration of Elizabeth Barrett Browning — "Earth's crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God. And only he who sees takes off his shoes, the rest sit round and pluck blackberries."

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