Lord Jesus, I ask Thee, give unto me movement in Thy love without measure; desire without limit; longing without order; burning without discretion. Truly the better the love of Thee is, the greedier it is; for neither by reason is it restrained, nor be dread thronged, nor by doom tempted.
– Richard Rolle –
With God, the most of mosts is lighter than nothing, and without Him the least of leasts is heavier than any burden.
– One of the ladies of the Scottish Covenant –
As in our daily walk we come nearer towards heaven, He will open to us more of heaven.
– Edward B. Pusey –
God always fills in all hearts all the room which is left Him there.
– FW Faber –
He that teaches sound doctrine, and lives wickedly, reaches with one hand what he knocks away with the other.
– Gregory of Nazianzus –
Some people do not like to hear much of repentance. But I think it is so necessary, that if I should die in the pulpit, I should desire to die preaching repentance, and if I should die out of the pulpit, I should desire to die practicing it.
– Philip Henry –
1631-1696
Teach us, good Lord, to serve Thee more faithfully; to give and not to count the cost; to fight and not to heed the wounds; to toil and not to seek for rest; to labour and not to ask for any reward, save that of knowing that we do Thy will, O Lord our God.
– A Traditional Prayer –
Actors speak of things imaginary as if they were real, while you preachers too often speak of things real as if they were imaginary.
– Thomas Betterton –
Where there is fear of God to keep the house, the enemy can find no way to enter.
– Francis of Assisi –