Knowledge of god Quote by Norman Wirzba

““Thanksgiving is the power that transforms desire and satisfaction, love and possession, into life, that fulfills everything in the world, given to us by God, into knowledge of God and communion with him.2””

Norman Wirzba

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“We were created as celebrants of the sacrament of life, of its transformation into life in God, communion with God … [R]eal life is…

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“The evidence of the early church suggests that the community of followers ate together regularly and often, and that in their eating they tried…

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“Fasting, in its most fundamental aspiration, is about developing a sacrificial, self-offering life that addresses and nurtures the needs of others.”

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