Faith is not a refuge from reality. It is a demand that we face realit…

Evelyn Underhill
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Faith is not a refuge from reality. It is a demand that we face reality ... The true subject matter of religion is not our own little souls, but the Eternal God and His whole mysterious purpose, and our solemn responsibility to Him. ✨ Evelyn Underhill (2015). The School of Charity: Meditations on the Christian Creed, p.100, Aeterna Press
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