Affirmation Quote by Martin E. Marty

“Even the cry from the depths is an affirmation: Why cry if there is no hint of hope of hearing?” quote by Martin E. Marty — Download Open image

“Even the cry from the depths is an affirmation: Why cry if there is no hint of hope of hearing?”

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All the truly deep people have at the core of their being the genius to be simple or to know how to seek simplicity

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A saint has to be a misfit. A person who embodies what his culture considers typical or normal cannot be exemplary.

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