C. S. Lewis Quotes

The real test of being in the presence of God is, that you either forget about yourself altogether or see yourself as a small, dirty object.

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• The real test of being in the presence of God is, that you either forget about yourself altogether or see yourself as a small, dirty object.

  

  C. S. Lewis
  • God
  • Real
  • Small