“The presence of God is the finest of rewards.”
Source: Life of Pi
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Canadian author best known for the book Life of Pi 1963Related quotes
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For the people who know the Bible and Tradition and the complete history of humanity, Joy is the most infallible sign of the presence of God and that is why the Northern peoples, eaten up with sadness, come and visit the Latin countries.
Source: Though often attributed to Chardin, it is found in Letters to His Fiancée (1937), by Léon Bloy, p. 57.
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International Christian Church (2006-present)
Source: Who Is Man? (1965), Ch. 5<!-- The sense of the ineffable, p. 90 -->
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Source: Dynamics Of Theology, Chapter Three, The Structure of Revelation, p. 60
“Salvation is an individual's personal encounter with God's Presence.”
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