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Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Taylor: Don’t lie to God

Feast of Jeremy Taylor, Bishop of Down & Connor, Priest, Teacher, 1667
Commemoration of Florence Nightingale, Social Reformer, 1910
Commemoration of Octavia Hill, Worker for the Poor, 1912
Meditation:
The man who says, “I know [Jesus Christ],” but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
—1 John 2:4 (NIV)

Quotation:
Be careful thou dost not speak a lie in thy prayers, which, though not observed, is frequently practised by careless persons, especially in the forms of confession, affirming things which they have not thought, professing sorrow which is not, making a vow they mean not.
... Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667), The Golden Grove, London: A. Wilson, 1811, p. 50 (see the book)
See also 1 John 2:4; Ps. 32:5; Pr. 28:13; Acts 19:18; 1 John 1:6

Quiet time reflection:
Lord, keep the truth on my tongue.
 
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