Calvin: persevering

Saturday, September 14, 2019
    Feast of the Holy Cross
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), in a letter to Philip Melanchthon, March 5, 1555, Letters of John Calvin, v. III, Jules Bonnet, ed., New York: B. Franklin, 1972, p. 158 (see the book)
    See also Matt. 10:22; Luke 22:31-32; Heb. 2:1; 1 Pet. 1:6-7; 2 Pet. 1:10-11
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, I cannot see the end, but Your blessing finds me along the way. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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