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Quote by Dorothy Day

“If you are rushed for time, sow time and you will reap time. Go to church and spend a quiet hour in prayer. You will have more time than ever and your work will get done. Sow time with the poor. Sit and listen to them, give them your time lavishly. You will reap time a hundredfold.”

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Dorothy Day

Dorothy Day was an American journalist and social activist, born on November 8, 1897, and died on November 29, 1980. She is known for her focus on poverty and labor issues and is considered one of the leading figures in the American social justice movement of the 20th century. more

“So often we give God a partial obedience. We do not dare to disobey, but we do not care to obey fully. So we compromise. We do some of what we should, thus removing the stigma of disobedience. But we refrain from the most difficult or objectionable or uncomfortable part, and thus try to get the best of both worlds.”

World Giving Should Trying Care Difficult Dare Compromise Obedience Uncomfortable Disobedience Stigma Refrain Best Of Both Worlds

Author:Ebenezer Erskine

“How often God visited the Jewish Church with judgments because they would not repent and be revived at the call of His prophets! How often have we seen Churches, and even whole denominations, cursed with a curse, because they would not wake up and seek the Lord.”

Whole Church Lord Judgment Wake Up Curse Prophet Repent Cursed Denominations

Book:Lectures on Revivals of Religion

Source: Lectures on Revivals of Religion

“No man can possibly be benevolent or religious, to the full extent of his obligations, without concerning himself, to a greater or less extent, with the affairs of human government.”

Men Humans Government Religious Greater Affair Obligation Benevolent

Book:Lectures on systematic theology, embracing moral government, the atonement, etc. Revised, enlarged, and partly re-written by the Author ... Edited ... by G. Redford

Source: Lectures on systematic theology, embracing moral government, the atonement, etc. Revised, enlarged, and partly re-written by the Author ... Edited ... by G. Redford

“Some of the greatest spiritual revivals in the past occurred just when the situation seemed to be the darkest. In the history of our own nation, for example, countless thousands turned to Christ during the darkest days of the Civil War, setting the stage for national reconciliation later on.”

War Past Spiritual Nations Christ Situation Stage Example Setting Settings Civil War Reconciliation Revival

Author:Billy Graham

“God's holiness demands that sin be punished - but God's love has provided the way of redemption through Christ.”

Way Christ Sin Demand Redemption Holiness God's Love

Book:The Journey: Living by Faith in an Uncertain World

Source: The Journey: Living by Faith in an Uncertain World

“For the Christian, all is not hopeless unless his affections are centered on the things of this world.”

World Christian This World Affection Hopeless

Book:Billy Graham in Quotes

Source: Billy Graham in Quotes

“If ever there was a time this country needed the intervention of God, it is now. We can and should pray for America as a whole, but remember that when God sets out to change a nation, He begins by changing people. It starts with individuals.”