"I yearn to understand some measure of thy truth which my heart believes
and loves. For I do not seek to understand in order to have faith but I
have faith in order to understand. For I believe even this: I shall not
understand unless I have faith."
and loves. For I do not seek to understand in order to have faith but I
have faith in order to understand. For I believe even this: I shall not
understand unless I have faith."
- Proslogion I (Discourse on the Existence of God) (medieval cleric Anselm 1077-1078)
"I am He whom I love, and He whom I love is I:
We are two spirits dweling in one body,
If thou seest me, thou seest Him,
And if thou seest Him, thou seest us both."
-Husain ibn Mansur (usually known as al-Hallaj, the Wool-Carder), quoted in
Reynold Alleyne Nicholson, The Mystics of Islam
Both quoted in A History of God by Karen Armstrong
I found God when I was 16. I know He exists. I know I love Him. I know He loves me. I know He has plans for me. I trust Him. I am still finding Him.
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