Day by day, dear Lord, of Thee three things I pray: to see Thee more clearly, to love Thee more dearly, to follow Thee more nearly. —Prayer of Richard of Chichester (1197-1253)
He took to himself what He was not, while remaining what He was; He came to us in a man without ever departing from the Father (in heaven); He continued to be what He is while appearing to us as what we are; His divine power was […]
I will this day try to live a simple, sincere, and serene life; repelling promptly every thought of discontent, impurity, and self-seeking; cultivating cheerfulness, magnanimity, charity, and the habit of holy silence; exercising economy in expenditure, carefulness in conversation, diligence in appointed service, fidelity to every […]
Ignorance of God and ourselves is the great principle and cause of all our anxieties; and this arises mostly, not from want of light and instruction, but for want of consideration and application. —John Owen Adapted from The Works of John Owen, 6:637.
We are modern people, and modern people, though they cherish great thoughts of themselves, have as a rule small thoughts of God. —J. I. Packer Knowing God, 83.