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The intricacy and the inherent beautiful fragility of the human soul is such that it is uniquely damaged and only God knows how to heal it, and it's going to take time.
William P. Young
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William P. Young
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: May 11
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William Paul Young
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Let me say for now that we knew once the Creation was broken, true fathering would be much more lacking than mothering. Don't misunderstand me, both are needed- but an emphasis on fathering is necessary because of the enormity of its absence
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those who are afraid of freedom are those who cannot trust us to live in them. Trying to keep the law is actually a declaration of independence, a way of keeping control
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God's voice had been reduced to paper, and even that paper had to be moderated and deciphered by the proper authorities and intellect.
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Relationships are never about power, and one way to avoid the will to power is to choose to limit oneself - to serve.
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The soul is healed by being with children. --Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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So many believe that it is love that grows, but it is the knowing that grows and love simply expands to contain it.
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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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Forgiveness in no way requires that you trust the one you forgive.
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If you and I are friends, there is an expectancy that exists within our relationship. When we see each other or are apart, there is an expectancy of being together, of laughing and talking. The expectancy has no concrete definition it is alive and dynamic and everything that emerges from our being together is a unique gift shared by no one else.
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You don't play a game or color a picture with a child to show your superiority. Rather, you choose to limit yourself so as to facilitate and honor that relationship.
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