October 23

“’Coming nearer and nearer to Christ,’ we say; that does not mean creeping into refuge where we can be safe. It means becoming better and better men; repeating His character more and more in ours. The only true danger is sin, and so the only true safety is holiness.”

PHILLIPS BROOKS

“The smallest present victory over an evil temper, the slightest possible exertion in the cause of charity, the power to say no, on one actual occasion to the rising of a sinful desire, or to the indulgence of a dangerous inclination, is worth far more as a proof of the inworking of the Saviour’s love, than any amount of trustful hope, of touching tenderness, or rapt contemplation.”

Dr VAUGHAN

“The precepts of Jesus are the essential elements of His religion. Regard these as your rule of life, and you build your house upon a rock. Live them out in deed, and you have entered the kingdom of heaven – you even now enter it.”

CHANNING