Quotemeal for Saturday, May 21, 2011

"The childish idea that prayer is a handle by which we can take hold of God and obtain whatever we desire, leads to easy disillusionment with both what we had thought to be God and what we had thought to be prayer."

— Robert L. Short

More Quotemeal

"A Christian in his surroundings should encourage everyone to be better, instead of being the one who stoops to be like everyone else."

— Max Lucado —

"I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened."

— Winston Churchill —

"A man may carry the whole scheme of Christian truth in his mind from boyhood to old age without the slightest effect upon his character and aims. It has had..."

— J. G. Holland —

"Jesus gave history a new beginning. In every land He is at home...His birthday is kept across the world. His death-day has set a gallows against every city..."

— George Buttrick —