Quotemeal for Monday, August 8, 2011

"Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne well those laid on you; it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while unable to bear an insult patiently."

— François de Sales

More Quotemeal

"We don't seem to want to worship a God who's too big, too authoritative. We seem more comfortable with a deity who's more manageable."

— Mark Finley —

"The sweetest of all sounds is praise."

— Xenophon —

"The only saving faith is that which casts itself on God for life or death."

— Martin Luther —

"The spiritual life is a stern choice. It is not a consoling retreat from the difficulties of existence, but an invitation to enter fully into that difficult..."

— Evelyn Underhill —