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"The priest is Christ's slave, and Christ himself took the form of a slave and became obedient to death. So the priest in serving human needs lives a Godward life, possessed by God and witnessing that only when lives are utterly possessed by God do they find their true freedom."
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"I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: "O Lord make my enemies ridiculous." And God granted it."
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"I have only ever made one prayer to God, a very short one: O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it."
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"The artist is chosen by God to fulfill his commands and must never be overwhelmed by public opinion."
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"In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you."
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"God is more interested in your future and your relationships than you are."
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"God's angels often protect his servants from potential enemies."
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"Once spirit was God, then it became man, and now it is even becoming mob."
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"There is in general good reason to suppose that in several respects the gods could all benefit from instruction by us human beings. We humans are - more humane."
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"A subject for a great poet would be God's boredom after the seventh day of creation."
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"I have always believed in God."
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"Many people experience Gethsemane moments."
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"The priest is Christ's slave, and Christ himself took the form of a slave and became obedient to death. So the priest in serving human needs lives a Godward life, possessed by God and witnessing that only when lives are utterly possessed by God do they find their true freedom."
God
"The task of a priest, in some respects, may be different today, but the principles upon which Herbert built his life as a priest are of universal application."
Life
"There is a rising generation in this country who do not know God because of a general decay of religion."
Religion
"The Incarnation is the medicine of the soul, undoing the Fall and bringing man to the Tree of Life, and the office of a priest is to administer this medicine in the sacraments."
Life
"As priests uphold their people in prayer, so their people are to uphold them with prayer and love, for he cannot work without his people."
Work
"The Church's note must be a supernatural note which distinguishes incarnation from immanence, redemption from evolution, the Kingdom of God from mere spiritual process."
God
"Times have changed since George Herbert... but the principle and spirit in which he ministered as a priest remains an inspiration and model for all priests."
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"There is a kind of thinking in the Church that wants to reduce the priest to a mere functionary, a managing director, where administration rather than doctrine and worship are to determine the form of the Church."
Church
"We are to introduce our people into the life of the Church, which is salvation, that they may grasp its meaning, its contents and purpose, to taste and see how good the Lord is."
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