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Worship is the one, total adoring response of man to the one Eternal God.

Evelyn Underhill

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Evelyn Underhill
Age: 65 †
Born: 1875
Born: December 6
Died: 1941
Died: June 15
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Adoring
Total
Response
Worship
Eternal
Men

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