“We must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God. God will be constantly crossing our paths and canceling our plans by sending us people with claims and petitions.”
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“We must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God.”
“When neither our fellows nor our gods spoil our plans, we spoil them ourselves.”
Volume 4, Ch. 15
Fiction, The Book of the Long Sun (1993–1996)
Source: Mozambique: the last three years have been “an experience of the cross” https://acninternational.org/mozambique-the-last-three-years-have-been-an-experience-of-the-cross/ (25 February 2021)
“If God sends us on strong paths, we are provided strong shoes.”
To Die Before Death: The Sufi Way of Life (1997)
“We must constantly remind ourselves that whatever our religion or creed, we are all one people.”
Radio address to the Defence Services (1 December 1947)
Context: We must constantly remind ourselves that whatever our religion or creed, we are all one people. I regret that many recent disturbances have given us a bad name. Many have acquiesced to the prevailing spirit. This is not citizenship. Citizenship consists in the service of the country. We must prevail on the evil-doers to stop their activities. If you, men of the Navy, the Army and the Air Force, serve your countrymen without distinction of class and religion, you will bring honour to yourselves and to your country.
Source: Breaking Free: Discover the Victory of Total Surrender