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The reason you don't get to know God is because you're afraid. You're afraid of the immensity.

Frederick Lenz

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Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
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Entrepreneur
San Diego
California
Immensity
God
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