As Emmanuel, Cardinal Suhard says, To be a witness does not consist in…

Madeleine L'Engle
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As Emmanuel, Cardinal Suhard says, To be a witness does not consist in engaging in propaganda, nor even in stirring people up, but in being a living mystery. It means to live in such a way that one's life would not make sense if God did not exist. ✨ Madeleine L'Engle (2016). Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art, p.29, Convergent Books
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