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The most important thing that happens within Christian spirituality is when a person falls in love with Jesus.

Donald Miller

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Donald Miller
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: August 12
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Earthly love… is temporal and slight so that is has to be given again and again in order for us to feel any sense of security but God’s love, God’s voice and presence, would instill our souls with such affirmation we would need nothing more and would cause us to love other people so much we would be willing to die for them.
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