1. The Lord passed by.
Then a great wind
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2. tore the mountains apart
and shattered
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3. the rocks before the Lord,
but He was
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4. not in the wind.
After that there was
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5. an earthquake,
but the Lord was not
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6. in the earthquake.
After that came a fire
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7. but the Lord was not
in the fire.
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8. After the fire
came a gentle whisper.
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9. 1 Kings 19, 11-13
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10. Anyone who does not give up
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11. all he has
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12. cannot be my disciple.
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13. What do you ask for?
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14. Grace.
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15. Rise!
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16. Out of love I ask
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17. to be admitted in probation
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18. to monastic life
as the most humble servant of all.
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19. If you, venerable Father,
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20. and the community deem it correct.
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21. Dear Etienne and Benjamin,
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22. I ask now both of you:
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23. Are you ready
to adopt our monastic way of life,
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24. as the way through which God
will lead your souls
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25. to the inner holiness,
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26. where He will reveal
his existence to you
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27. and let you commune with Him?
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28. In as much as the goodness of God
is bestowed upon me
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29. I hope to serve in this way.
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30. Putting my trust
solely in the love of God
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31. and in the prayers of my brothers,
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32. I hope to fulfill these expectations.
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33. In as much as the goodness of God
is bestowed upon me.
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34. You must know, dear brothers,
that before you take the eternal vow,
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35. you still have the freedom to leave.
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36. On the other hand, we too reserve
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37. the freedom and the right
to refuse you,
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38. in the case that we do not
consider you fit for our way of life.
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39. Do you agree?
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40. Yes, Reverend Father.
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41. Step nearer, now,
for the embrace of peace.
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42. In the name of God, of our Order,
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43. in my own name and in the names
of all the brothers of this community,
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44. I welcome you
into the community of the Order.
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45. Dom Marie-Pierre...
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46. from now on you shall
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47. live in the cell and follow
the additional rules of our Order.
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48. You are at God's disposal alone,
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49. in solitude and stillness
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50. in an everlasting prayer
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51. and a joyful penitence.
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52. I leave you to the master of novices
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53. who shall visit you
at the appropriate time
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54. and watch over your training.
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55. O Lord, you have seduced me,
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56. and I was seduced.
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57. O Lord, you have seduced me,
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58. and I was seduced.
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59. Anyone who does not give up
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60. all he has
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61. cannot be my disciple.
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62. He is the boss.
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63. Behold the silence: Allow the Lord
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64. to speak one Word in us... that HE is.
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65. Treatise of St. Basil
on the Holy Spirit
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66. In the simplicity of God
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67. exists the unity of a divine
community through its godly nature.
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68. The Holy Spirit is one,
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69. and we speak of him as unique,
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70. since through the one Son
he is joined to the Father.
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71. He completes
the all-praised and blessed Trinity.
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72. This is sufficient evidence
of his intimacy with the Father
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73. and one Son.
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74. He is not ranked
with the plurality of creation
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75. but is described in the singular.
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76. He is not one of many
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77. but one only:
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78. just as there is one Father
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79. and one Son,
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80. there is one Holy Spirit.
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81. Reason demands that the singular
is separated from the plural.
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82. Therefore he does not share
created nature.
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83. He proceeds
from the mouth of the Father.
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84. Of course, the "mouth" of the Father
is not a physical member,
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85. nor is the Spirit
a dissipated exhalation,
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86. but "mouth" is used to the extent
that it is appropriate to God,
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87. and the Spirit is the essence of life
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88. and divine sanctification.
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89. Their intimacy is made clear,
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90. while the ineffability
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91. of God's existence
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92. is safeguarded.
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93. Praise the Lord!
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94. Consider the analogy of the sunbeam:
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95. Whoever feels its kindly light rejoices
as if the sun existed for him alone,
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96. yet it illuminates land and sea
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97. and is master of the atmosphere.
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98. In the same way,
the Spirit is given to each one
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99. who receives him
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100. as if he were
the possession of that person alone.
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101. What do you have
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102. that you did not receive?
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103. And if you did receive it,
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104. why do you boast as though you did not?
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105. Lord, we receive
this food through your grace,
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106. through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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107. Statutes of the Carthusian Order
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108. Chapter 22: "Our Life in Common".
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109. We take dinner together
in the refectory
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110. on Sundays and solemnities,
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111. on which days
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112. we meet together more frequently,
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113. so that we may taste something
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114. of the joy of family life.
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115. The refectory, which we enter
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116. after the Office in the chapel,
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117. recalls the Last Supper,
a meal which Christ blessed.
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118. A period of conversation
is accorded to the fathers
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119. after the Chapter of the Nones.
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120. At recreation, let us remember
St. Paul's exhortation:
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121. rejoice, be of one mind,
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122. be at peace,
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123. so that the God of peace and love
may remain with us.
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124. As St. Bruno says,
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125. when wearied by our quite austere rule
and application to spiritual things,
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126. our rather delicate natures
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127. can often be refreshed and renewed
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128. by the charms and beauties
of woods and countryside.
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129. The fathers have a walk every week,
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130. with the exception of the Holy Week.
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131. Should it be necessary
to go through a town or a village,
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132. they will be content
simply to pass through,
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133. preserving due decorum,
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134. nor may they ever
enter the houses of seculars.
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135. On the walks,
we are not to eat or drink anything
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136. except plain water,
found by the wayside.
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137. What you've read today
is usually not read.
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138. Yes? What does that mean?
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139. The entire paragraph in parentheses?
- Yes, exactly.
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140. No, no one ever reads it.
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141. Many translations
treat it as an addition.
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142. In Sélignac,
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143. they have not been washing their hands
before the refectory for 20 years now.
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144. Do you think we should stop washing
our hands? - No,
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145. but it wouldn't be a big deal
to get rid of something useless.
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146. Our entire life, the whole liturgy,
and everything ceremonial are symbols.
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147. If you abolish the symbols, then you
tear down the walls of your own house.
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148. In the Monastery in Pavia,
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149. instead of one wash-basin
they have six.
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150. There you can wash
your hands properly.
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151. Yes, they're also Trappists!
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152. When we abolish the signs,
we lose our orientation. Instead,
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153. we should search for their meaning.
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154. But one
should unfold the core of the symbols.
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155. The signs
are not to be questioned, we are.
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156. I'm not against hand washing,
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157. I just forget to dirty my hands first.
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158. The error is not to be found in hand-
washing, the error is in our mind.
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159. What time do you leave tomorrow?
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160. Exactly at noon.
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161. Where are you flying?
- Seoul.
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162. I will put a new spirit in you.
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163. I will remove from you
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164. your heart of stone
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165. and give you a heart of flesh.
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166. Anyone who does not give up
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167. all he has
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168. cannot be my disciple.
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169. Behold, I have become human.
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170. If you should not want to join me
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171. in becoming God,
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172. you would do me wrong.
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173. O Lord, you have seduced me,
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174. and I was seduced.
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175. Anyone who does not give up
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176. all he has
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177. cannot be my disciple.
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178. O Lord, you have seduced me,
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179. and I was seduced.
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180. You shall seek me,
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181. and you shall find me.
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182. Because you seek me
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183. with all your heart,
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184. I will let myself be found.
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185. O Lord, you have seduced me,
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186. and I was seduced.
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187. No. Why be afraid of death?
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188. It is the fate of all humans.
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189. The closer one brings oneself to God,
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190. the happier one is.
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191. It is the end of our lives.
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192. The closer one brings oneself to God,
the happier one is.
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193. The faster one hurries to meet him.
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194. One should have no fear of death.
On the contrary!
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195. For us, it is a great joy
to find a Father once again.
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196. The past, the present,
these are human.
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197. In God there is no past.
Solely the present prevails.
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198. And when God sees us,
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199. He always sees our entire life.
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200. And because...
He is an infinitely good being...
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201. He eternally seeks our well-being.
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202. Therefore,
there is no cause for worry
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203. in any of the things
which happen to us.
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204. I often thank God
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205. that he let me be blinded.
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206. I am sure that he let this happen
for the good of my soul.
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207. It is a pity that
the world has lost all sense of God.
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208. It is a pity...
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209. They have no reason to live anymore.
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210. When you abolish the thought of God,
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211. why should you go on
living on this earth?
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212. One must always part
from the principle
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213. that God is infinitely good,
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214. and that all of his actions
are in our best interest.
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215. Because of this a Christian should
always be happy, never unhappy.
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216. Because everything that happens
is God's will,
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217. and it only happens
for the well-being of our soul.
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218. Well, this is the most important.
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219. God is infinitely good, almighty,
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220. and he helps us.
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221. This is all one must do,
and then one is happy.
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222. I am the ONE who is.
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223. The Lord passed by.
Then a great wind
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224. tore the mountains apart
and shattered
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225. the rocks before the Lord,
but He was no
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226. in the wind. After that there was
an earthquake, but the Lord was not
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227. in the earthquake.
After that came a fire
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228. but the Lord was not in the fire.
After the fire came a gentle whisper.
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229. 1 Kings 19, 11-13
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230. The Monastery
of the Grande Chartreuse
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231. is considered to be one of the most
ascetic monasteries in the world.
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232. In 1984, I asked them for permission
to film on location.
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233. It was said that it was too early.
Maybe in 10, 13 years.
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234. 16 years later I received a call
from the Chartreuse.
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235. They were now ready.
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