--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Intellectually I touched God many times…" description: "\"Intellectually I touched God many times as truth and emotionally I touched God as love. I touched God as goodness. I touched God as kindness. It came t..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd3/peace-pilgrim-1191_creative_intellectually-i-touched-god-many-times_281795.jpg" --- # Intellectually I touched God many times as truth and… ![“Intellectually I touched God many times as truth and emotionally I touched God as love. I touched God as goodness. I touched God as kindness. It came to me that God is a creative force, a motivating power, an over-all intelligence, an ever-present, all pervading spirit - which binds everything in…” quote by Peace Pilgrim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd3/peace-pilgrim-1191_creative_intellectually-i-touched-god-many-times_281795.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd3/peace-pilgrim-1191_creative_intellectually-i-touched-god-many-times_281795.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd3/peace-pilgrim-1191_creative_intellectually-i-touched-god-many-times_281795.jpg) > “Intellectually I touched God many times as truth and emotionally I touched God as love. I touched God as goodness. I touched God as kindness. It came to me that God is a creative force, a motivating power, an over-all intelligence, an ever-present, all pervading spirit - which binds everything in the universe together and gives life to everything. That brought God close. I could not be where God is not. You are within God. God is within you.” [Peace Pilgrim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peace-pilgrim/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. God is seen as an all‑pervasive creative intelligence that unites and animates everything. **In simple terms:** God as universal creative force. Key Takeaway Seek unity with the creative principle. Themes spirituality unity creativity Mood contemplative inspirational Type philosophical spiritual When to use this quote - meditation - artistic creation - community service - environmental stewardship Key Concepts panentheism interconnectedness inner divinity Questions to Reflect On - How do you experience the creative force? - What actions reflect that unity? 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