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This life is only the anteroom of a greater reality to come.

William P. Young

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William P. Young
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: May 11
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William Young
William Paul Young
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Today's minor irritations may become tomorrow's treasured memories. We often don't know what we are missing, until it's missing.
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Don't ever discount the wonder of your tears. They can be healing waters and a stream of joy. Sometimes they are the best words the heart can speak.
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Disconnect your identity from what you produce, and that’s a hard thing for us because we think of our significance, worth and value based on what we do instead of who we are.
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The arrival of the unforeseen reveals the depths of one's heart.
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The world in many ways would be a much calmer and gentler place if women ruled. There would have been fewer children sacrificed to the gods of greed and power.
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And the Law that once contained impossible demands -- Thou Shalt Not... -- actually becomes a promise we fulfill in you.
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If a rainbow makes a sound, or a flower as it grows, that was the sound of her laughter.
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Jesus is not the 'founder of Christianity.
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Women, in general, will find it difficult to turn from a man and stop demanding that he meets their needs, provides security, and protects their identity, and return to me. Men, in general, find it very hard to turn from the works of their hands, their own quests for power and security and significance, and turn to me.
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So no, I’m not too big on religion...and not very fond of politics or economics either...And why should I be? They are the man-created trinity of terrors that ravages the earth and deceives those I care about. What mental turmoil and anxiety does any human face that is not related to one of those three?
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The soul is healed by being with children. --Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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The God of Evangelical Christianity is a Monster.
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It wasn't long ago I was cleaning toilets and now I have protestors. How cool is this?
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Jesus? he whispered as his voice choked I feel so lost A hand reached out and squeezed his, and didn't let go. I know Mack. But it's not true. I am with you and I'm not lost. I'm sorry it feels that way, but hear me clearly. You are not lost.
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Forgiveness is not about forgetting. It is about letting go of another person's throat.
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You are a beautiful mess, you are the melody.
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I'm trying to get far away from [picturing God as] Gandalf or Santa Claus.
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Because you continue to inhabit and believe your metaphors, you cannot see what is true.
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You are free to love without an agenda
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I think good creative writing opens up space for people to come into. Let God reach out and touch the human soul. That's not my job. I get to be present and create as much space as I can ... That frees me up just to be creative in the way I want to be.
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