The real test of being in the presence of God is, that you either forg…

C. S. Lewis
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The real test of being in the presence of God is, that you either forget about yourself altogether or see yourself as a small, dirty object. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2003). A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis, p.114, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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