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Thy omnipotence

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I fell away from thee, O my God, and in my youth Iwandered too far from thee, my true support. And I became to myself a wasteland. – Augustine 400 ADish “Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions: And my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: That thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and … Continue reading Thy omnipotence

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Here in lay my sin

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But here in lay my sin, that it was not in him, but in his creatures–myself and the rest–that I sought for pleasures, honors, and truths. And I fell thereby into sorrows, troubles,and errors. Thanks be to thee, my joy, my pride, my confidence, my God–thanks be to thee for thy gifts; but do thou preserve them in me. For thus wilt thou preserve me; and those things which thou hast given me shall be developed and perfected,and I myself shall be with thee, for from thee is my being. – Augustine 400 ADish from “The Confessions of Saint Augustine” Continue reading Here in lay my sin

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God rest

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May God rest your restless heart in Him! “I am the way, the truth and the life…” Jesus 30 ADish “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.” – Hebrews 13:8-9 Rest in Christ the Shepherd and Bishop of your soul (1 Peter 2:25) God bless… Continue reading God rest