Gennadius of Constantinople Quotes
Give your intentions in prayer to God, Who knows everyone, even before our birth. And do not ask that everything will be according to your will, because a man does not know what is profitable for him. But say to God: Let Thy will be done! For He does everything for our benefit.
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Giving is an expression of gratitude for our blessings.
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Religious liberty should be a bipartisan issue.
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To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.
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I tend to approach giving interviews with the same sense of circumspection and restraint as I approach my writing. That is to say, virtually none.
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I am a deeply spiritual and religious person both privately and publicly.
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Before I collaborate, it's important that I have a conversation about what I care about before we make anything, so that it's very clear.
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FAITH is the element, the “chemical” which, when mixed with prayer, gives one direct communication with Infinite Intelligence.
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Humbling was a nice word, Rahel thought. Humbling along without a care in the world.
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Nature does not teach. A true philosophy may sometimes validate an experience of nature; an experience of nature cannot validate a philosophy. Nature will not verify any theological or metaphysical proposition (or not in the manner we are now considering); she will help to show what it means.
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Give your intentions in prayer to God, Who knows everyone, even before our birth. And do not ask that everything will be according to your will, because a man does not know what is profitable for him. But say to God: Let Thy will be done! For He does everything for our benefit.
