"Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the answers hurt."

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"Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the answers hurt."

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"I want to 'think' that I have all the answers. But if I 'think', I soon realize that what I thought to be answers were guesses. And if I 'think' yet again, I begin to realize that since God has all the answers He never hands me a guess."

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"The boldness of asking deep questions may require unforeseen flexibility if we are to accept the answers."

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