CQOD: 03/20/06 -- Tauler: cold, modern hearts
Christian Quotation of the Day
March 20, 2006Feast of Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary, 687
But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.
-- 1 Peter 4:13-14 (ESV)
Quotation:
It is no longer the fashion to suffer for the sake of God, and to bear the Cross for Him; for the diligence and real earnestness, that perchance were found in man, have been extinguished and have grown cold; and now no one is willing any longer to suffer distress for the sake of God.
... Johannes Tauler (ca. 1300-1361)
Quiet time reflection:
Lord, place Your holy fire in my heart.
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posted by Robert McAnally Adams at 3/19/2006 09:53:00 PM
2 Comments:
It is amazing that this quote is so old. What would Johannes Tauler say about today's world? I think he would be shocked.
Yes, that is one of the ironies of the quotation. 700 years and little has changed!
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