Being and Doing – 21 December – Stepping-Stones

EVERY trial that we pass through is capable of being the seed of a noble character.   Every temptation that we meet in the path of duty is another chance of filling our souls with the power of heaven.   Every inspiration to do right, however trivial it may seem, is sent to us directly from Him Who sows the Word of God.

Bishop TEMPLE

ALL our secular cares, – the letters, the interruptions, etc., in the lives of the very busiest and most worried among us – can be used by God…   The very things that seem threatening to crush us can be made stepping-stones, to lift us up to closer fellowship with God.

Bishop WILKINSON

 WHEN anything grows troublesome, recollect this maxim:  This accident is not a misfortune, but bearing it well turns it to an advantage.

MARCUS AURELIUS

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These quotes are from ‘Being and Doing’ A selection of helpful thoughts from various authors arranged for daily reading.

Collected by Constance M Whishaw and first published in 1908 for members of the Being and Doing Guild whose object is to do all they can for the relief of suffering and misery.

Most of the writers are 19th Century Christians from Britain and Europe who were committed to living their faith through deeds as well as words – Being AND Doing.

For many years these words have kept me company and encouraged me on the journey of faith.  I hope they will encourage others also.