Quotemeal: Nov. 27th, 1954

Saturday, November 27, 1954

"Love consents to all and commands only those who consent. Love is abdication. God is abdication."
— Simone Weil

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"Lying covers a multitude of sins - temporarily."
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"It is easy to want things from the Lord and yet not want the Lord Himself, as though the gift could ever be preferable to the Giver."
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Illustration of Simone Weil — "Love consents to all and commands only those who consent. Love is abdication. God is abdication."

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