Quotemeal: Feb. 19th, 2026

Thursday, February 19, 2026

"Dear Lord, either quiet the waves or lift me above them; it's too late to learn to swim."
— Mary Crowley

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"If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it."
— Author Unknown —
"The Bible tells us to love our neighbours, and also to love our enemies; probably because they are generally the same people."
— G. K. Chesterton —
"In the New Testament it is the work and not the workers that is glorified."
— Alfred Plummer —
"Time is too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love — time is eternity."
— Henry van Dyke —

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Illustration of Mary Crowley — "Dear Lord, either quiet the waves or lift me above them; it's too late to learn to swim."

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