My dear children, for whom I am again
in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you, Galatians 4:19
Thanks be
to thee, O Lord Jesus Christ, for all the benefits which thou hast won for us, for
all the pains and insults thou hast borne for us.
O most merciful Redeemer, Friend and Brother, may I know thee more clearly,
love thee more dearly and follow thee more nearly day by day. -attributed
to St Richard of Chichester (1253)
Our age
has been sadly deficient in what may be termed spiritual
greatness. At the root of this is the modern disease of shallowness. We
are all too impatient to meditate on the faith we profess… It is not the busy
skimming over religious books or the careless hastening through religious
duties which makes for a strong Christian faith. Rather, it is unhurried
meditation on gospel truths and the exposing of our minds to these truths that yield
the fruit of sanctified character. -Maurice Roberts
In
contemporary society our Adversary majors in three things: noise, hurry, and
crowds. If he can keep us engaged in “muchness” and “manyness,” he
will rest satisfied.” -Richard Foster
Prayer,
secret, fervent, believing prayer—lies at the root of all personal
godliness -William Carey
The great
fault of the children of God is, they do not continue in
prayer; they do not go on praying; they do not
persevere. If they desire anything for God’s glory, they should pray
until they get it. Oh, how good, and kind, and gracious, and
condescending is the One with Whom we have to do! He has given me,
unworthy as I am, immeasurably above all I had asked or
thought! -George Muller
We must
face the fact that many today are notoriously careless in their
living. This attitude finds it way into the church. We
have liberty, we have money, we live in comparative luxury. As a
result, discipline practically has disappeared. What would a violin
solo sound like if the strings on the musician’s instrument were all hanging
loose, not stretched tight, not “disciplined”? -AW Tozer
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