As some of you know, I keep a chapbook in which now and then I record sayings and quotations that I want to remember. This morning as I paged through my collection of observations, some sayings brought me consolation and encouragement; perhaps one or more of the following four will do the same for you:
- From even my sins God has drawn good. (St. Augustine)
- All human nature vigorously resists grace because grace changes us and the change is painful. (Flannery O'Connor, The Habit of Being, 307).
- Aim to make daily life sacramental which means literally to keep the sacred (sacra) in mind (mental). On other words, . . . seek a mindfulness--a mind full--of God's presence int he world. (Phillip Yancey, Rumors of Another World, 44
- [Concerning reading Scripture]: Come before the Lord and begin to read. Stop reading when you feel the Lord drawing you inwardly to himself. Now, simply remain in stillness. Stay there for awhile. (Jeanne Guyon (1648-1717), Experiencing the Depths of Jesus Christ.
As some of you know, I keep a chapbook in which now and then I record sayings and quotations that I want to remember. This morning as I paged through my collection of observations, some sayings brought me consolation and encouragement; perhaps one or more of the following four will do the same for you:
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