What I want to tell you as you read these stories is that I both found and lost God a hundred times over. In fact, maybe I've never actually found God at all, but imagining that I have indeed found something so much larger and more beautiful than I can explain is more often enough for me.
Ashley Mae Hoiland, One Hundred Birds Taught Me to Fly: The Art of Seeking God
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