From Matthew Henry:
In a word, quietness of spirit is the soul’s stillness and silence from intending provocation to, or resenting provocation from, any with whom we have to do…
It is for want of meekness that we are so impatient of contradiction in our opinions, desires, and designs; that we must have our own saying, right […]

“Let our wintry state suffice us for coldness and indifference; when the Lord creates a spring within, let our sap flow with vigour, and our branch blossom with high resolve. O Lord, if it be not spring time in my chilly heart, I pray Thee make it so, for I am heartily weary of living […]

“Faults are always thick where love is thin.”
And Watson, “Fault finding is the easiest thing in the world.”

“Let us look at it like this: To be a Christian means that we have had an experience of the grace of God. That is essential Christianity. There are many definitions that one could give. One I have often quoted because it seems to me to be such an excellent one is that old definition […]

William Wilberforce writing about his wife:
“I believe her to be a real Christian,” he wrote, “affectionate, sensible, rational in habits, moderate in desires and pursuits, capable of bearing prosperity without intoxication, and adversity without repining.”
This is from David Vaughn’s biography of Wilberforce, published by Cumberland House, titled Statesman and Saint.

A few weeks ago I was wearing a maternity tank top Heather loaned me that says across the front, “I can grow people.” My barely three year old daughter said “Mama, what’s that say?”
I told her, she thought about it for a second and then said “Hmm. Mine says I can make coffee too.”