"The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God."
— C.S. Lewis
Source: Mere Christianity, Book IV, ch. 5 "The Obstinate Toy Soldiers"
newlyweds, christmas
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"Let them be converted and seek You; because not as they have forsaken their Creator have You forsaken Your creature. ... And where was I when I was seeking You? And You were before me, but I had gone away even from myself; nor did I find myself, much less You!"
— Augustine
Source: Confessions, Book V, ch. 2
Search
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"God's work done in God's way will never lack God's supply."
— James Hudson Taylor
Source: Attributed to Hudson Taylor (original source unconfirmed)
Reliance, fatigue
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"Many would make us believe that in order to forgive we must forget. But this is not the case. You will remember; the difference will be that you will no longer need or desire to use it against them. The memory remains, the vindictiveness leaves."
— Richard Foster
Source: “Hurting and Forgiveness,” Quaker Life (October 1974), reprinted at Renovaré
Forgiveness, Change
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"The first creature of God, in the works of the days, was the light of the sense; the last, was the light of reason; and his sabbath work ever since, is the illumination of his Spirit. First he breathed light, upon the face of the matter or chaos; then he breathed light, into the face of man; and still he breatheth and inspireth light, into the face of his chosen."
— Francis Bacon
Source: Essays, "Of Truth"
Reason, Faith
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"Faith is not for proving ourselves right, but for confessing that we need God."