CQOD MOBILE
Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Fénelon: goodness

Feast of Mary Magdalen, Apostle to the Apostles
Meditation:
Let all that you do be done in love.
—1 Corinthians 16:14 (ESV)

Quotation:
The more vigor you need, the more gentleness and kindness you must combine with it... All stiff, harsh goodness is contrary to Jesus.
... François Fénelon (1651-1715), Selections from Fénelon, ed. Mary Wilder Tileston, Boston: Roberts Bros., 1879, p. 79,47 (see the book)
See also 1 Cor. 16:14; Gal. 5:22-23; Phil. 4:5; Col. 3:12; 1 Tim. 6:11; 1 Pet. 3:15-16

Quiet time reflection:
Lord, help me to be aware of the little wounds I make, and give me a gentle spirit.
 
See yesterday
Tweet this

Compilation ©Copyright, 1996-2026,
  by Robert McAnally Adams,
  Curator, Christian Quotation of the Day
with Robert Douglas, principal contributor
CQOD is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
Send comments to curator@cqod.com.
 
CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
    search    script
sub    fb    twt    inst    Ruth    Jonah    Unholy City