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Pantheism, seeing the natural world as divine, is a very different thing than seeing divine God present in all things

Ann Voskamp

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Ann Voskamp
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: August 10
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At the last, this is what will determine a fulfilling, meaningful life, a life that, behind all the facades, every one of us longs to live: gratitude for the blessings that expresses itself by becoming the blessing.
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