Quotemeal for Tuesday, May 19, 2015

"It is not that we keep His commandments first, and that then He loves; but that He loves us, and then we keep His commandments. This is that grace, which is revealed to the humble, but hidden from the proud."

— St. Augustine of Hippo

More Quotemeal

"If we would talk less and pray more about them, things would be better than they are in the world: at least, we should be better enabled to bear them."

— John Owen —

"Our Lord is the ground from whom our prayer grows and in his love and grace he himself gives us our prayers."

— Julian of Norwich —

"Man's extremity is God's opportunity."

— John Flavel —

"Love always involves responsibility, and love always involves sacrifice. And we do not really love Christ unless we are prepared to face His task and to take up..."

— William Barclay —