Jesus also stands in many a church. He stands in many an orthodox churches in which the preacher by a beautiful sermon has caused tears to fall here and there.He has described rather than prophesied. His is a church where Jesus was pictured and Christ was not proclaimed. - K Schilder, Christ Crucified, 1970 reprint Page 67
The shortness of time, the certainty of death, and the
instability of all things here induce me to turn my
thoughts from earth to heaven.
--Maria W. Stewart (1803-1879)
(In Tracy Quinn's _Quotable Women of the
Twentieth Century_ [1999], "Spirituality")
"Our obligations are boundless; our love should be fervent and our repentance thorough." —Spurgeon
Lord, what fools these mortals be!
--William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
_A Midsummer Night's Dream_ [1595-1596]; Act 3, Scene
I enjoy vast delight in the folly of mankind; and,
God be praised, that is an inexhaustible source
of entertainment.
--Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762)
_Letter to the Countess of Mar_
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