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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A simple rule, to be followed whether one is in the light or not, gives backbone to one's spiritual life, as nothing else can.
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Never forget that the key of the situation lies in the will & not in the imagination. ✨ The Making of a Mystic: New and Selected Letters of Evelyn Underhill.
This is the secret of joy. We shall no longer strive for our own way; but commit ourselves, easily and simply, to God's way, acquiesce in His will, and in so doing find our peace. ✨ Evelyn Underhill … ▶
For lack of attention a thousand forms of loveliness elude us every day. ✨ Evelyn Underhill, Dana Greene (1988). Evelyn Underhill: Modern Guide to the Ancient Quest for the Holy, p.75, SUNY Press

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