"If sin be a principle in a man's life, then it is evident that it cannot be affected by the most pathetic act in history exhibited from without; it must be met by an opposite principle working from within. If sin be selfishness, as Jesus taught, then it can only be overcome by the introduction of a spirit of self-renunciation. Jesus did not denounce sin: negative religion is always impotent. He replaced sin by virtue, which is a silent revolution. As the light enters, the darkness departs, and as soon as one renounced himself, he had ceased from sin."
The Mind of the Master, Dr. John Watson.
"'Why could not we cast him out?'
"Let His love fill you with love, and then the conquering of your sins by His help shall be in its course one long enthusiasm and at the end a glorious success. That is your hope; and that hope, if you will, you may seize to-day."
Phillips Brooks.
OCTOBER 25
"The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong."
Carlyle.
"Out of difficulties grow miracles."