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> [“A theologian, I found, is much like an archeologist. Both develop expertise in digging. An archeologist sifts through sediment to find objects buried long ago, and a theologian sifts through words, trying in vain to find the first word, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meggan-watterson/a-theologian-i-found-is-much-like-an-archeologist-both-develop/)

[Meggan Watterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meggan-watterson/)

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## More by Meggan Watterson

> [“Fear is normal, expected. But only love is real.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meggan-watterson/fear-is-normal-expected-but-only-love-is-real/)

[Meggan Watterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meggan-watterson/)

> [“A theologian, I found, is much like an archeologist. Both develop expertise in digging. An archeologist sifts through sediment to find objects buried long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meggan-watterson/a-theologian-i-found-is-much-like-an-archeologist-both-develop/)

[Meggan Watterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meggan-watterson/)

> [“To me being spiritual is less about learning something new and more about remembering what I have always known. Being spiritual is a process…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meggan-watterson/to-me-being-spiritual-is-less-about-learning-something-new-and-more/)

[Meggan Watterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meggan-watterson/)

> [“Before you can hear, much less follow, the voice of your soul, you have to win back your body. You have to go on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meggan-watterson/before-you-can-hear-much-less-follow-the-voice-of-your-soul-you-have/)

[Meggan Watterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meggan-watterson/)

> [“I have found what I set out to know: a direct experience of the Divine. Whether I'm seated before a lighted candle, calm and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meggan-watterson/i-have-found-what-i-set-out-to-know-a-direct-experience-of-the-divine/)

[Meggan Watterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meggan-watterson/)

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