[Faith-talk] Quotes for Sunday, October 16, 2016

[debby]

Hi Paul, I think that Gandhi is saying that it takes strength to reY forgive. Now, we find our strength in the Lord, but nevertheless it takes a certain amount of strength and determinN to surrender enough to God to be able to forgive. I hope that makes some sense.    Blessings,    Debby

On Oct 16, 2016 4:25 AM, Paul Smith via Faith-Talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Hello and greetings to all of you on this Lord's Day.  If you read this 
> message before you set out for your various houses of worship today, I 
> hope that the time with our Lord and your fellow congregants will be a 
> fruitful one.  On the other hand, I pray that you and yours will 
> receive a good word from the Lord as imparted to you by your pastors 
> and/or Sunday school teachers and, with that knowledge in your hearts, 
> minds and souls, that you will apply the same to your individual lives 
> as the gracious Holy Spirit leads.  On the other hand if you read this 
> message when you get home I pray the same has applied to you. 
>
> Here are today's two quotes for your consideration, pondering and reflection. 
>
> It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible 
> to find it elsewhere.  Agnes Replier, American essayist, 1858-1960 
> (quote compiler's comment:  I think that, if we look hard enough, 
> happiness can be found elsewhere as evidenced by the number of great 
> people I have come to know over the years, especially online.  So I 
> don't quite know what Agnes meant here). 
>
> The weak can never forgive.  Forgiveness is the attribute of the 
> strong.  Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948 (quote compiler's comment:  For the 
> Christian at least we are commanded to forgive by none other than our 
> Savior, Jesus Christ, whether or not we are weak or strong, so I can't 
> figure out where Gandi is coming from here). 
>
> And that, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of our 
> heavenly King-Father and saints of the Most High God, are your quotes 
> for today.  Don't forget that, later on in this space will be the 
> weekly Bible trivia game poem for you, then based on a book and chapter 
> of the New Testament.  Until then or until tomorrow when, Lord willing 
> more quotes will be posted, I am your obedient servant of the One who 
> lived an earthly existence, died to pay for your sins and mine, and now 
> lives forever to bring us His salvation and peace, Oil of Gladness. 
>
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