The Christian Quotation of the Day: 2007-07-22

CQOD: 07/29/07 -- Eliot: the proof of Christianity

Christian Quotation of the Day

July 29, 2007

Feast of Mary, Martha & Lazarus, Companions of Our Lord

Meditation:
Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.
-- John 12:26 (NIV)

Quotation:
The greatest proof of Christianity for others is not how far a man can logically analyze his reasons for believing, but how far in practice he will stake his life on his belief.
... T. S. Eliot (1888-1965)

Quiet time reflection:
Lord, my life is now Yours to expend in Your cause.

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CQOD: 07/28/07 -- Pascal: piety vs. goodness

Christian Quotation of the Day

July 28, 2007

Commemoration of Johann Sebastian Bach, musician, 1750

Meditation:
When Jesus had finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him to eat with him; so he went in and reclined at the table. But the Pharisee, noticing that Jesus did not first wash before the meal, was surprised. Then the Lord said to him, "Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. You foolish people! Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also? But give what is inside the dish to the poor, and everything will be clean for you.
-- Luke 11:37-41 (NIV)

Quotation:
Experience makes us see an enormous difference between piety and goodness.
... Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)

Quiet time reflection:
Lord, remove all that is false in me.

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CQOD: 07/27/07 -- Barclay: the unknowable name

Christian Quotation of the Day

July 27, 2007

Commemoration of Brooke Foss Westcott, Bishop of Durham, Teacher, 1901

Meditation:
I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and makes war. His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God.
-- Revelation 19:11-13 (NIV)

Quotation:
It may well be that the unknowable name stands for the ultimate mystery of Jesus Christ. His love we can experience; His salvation we can appropriate; His help we can claim; but there remains in Him the divine mystery of the Incarnation, which is beyond our understanding, and before which we can only worship and adore.
... William Barclay (1907-1978), The Revelation of John [1961] (Vol.II)

Quiet time reflection:
Lord, what You have revealed is amazing to us. Your people await Your final Word.

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CQOD: 07/26/07 -- Schaeffer: God's glory

Christian Quotation of the Day

July 26, 2007

Commemoration of Anne & Joachim, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Meditation:
The heavens proclaim his righteousness, and all the peoples see his glory.
-- Psalm 97:6 (NIV)

Quotation:
The higher the mountains, the more understandable is the glory of Him who made them and who holds them in His hand.
... Francis Schaeffer (1912-1984), letter

Quiet time reflection:
Lord, I see Your purposes written out over my whole life.

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