Calvin: persevering

May 27, 2009
    Commemoration of John Calvin, renewer of the Church, 1564

Meditation:
    All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved.
    -- Matthew 10:22 (NIV)

Quotation:
    It behooves us to accomplish what God requires of us, even when we are in the greatest despair respecting the results.
    ... John Calvin (1509-1564), Letters of John Calvin, Jules Bonnet, ed., letter to Philip Melanchthon, March 5, 1555, vol. 6, p. 158 (see the book)

Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, I cannot see the end, but Your blessing finds me along the way.

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