The angels surround and help the priest when he is celebrating Mass.
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Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote encourages faith as a pathway to understanding rather than seeking understanding to justify belief.
Saint Augustine emphasizes the importance of belief as a precursor to true understanding. He suggests that rather than attempting to comprehend everything before having faith, one should cultivate belief first, as this belief can illuminate deeper insights and understanding about life and existence.
Themes
FaithUnderstandingBeliefWisdomInsight
In practice
Example use cases
During a motivational speech about personal growth.
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Bad times, hard times, this is what people keep saying; but let us live well, and times shall be good. We are the times: Such as we are, such are the times.
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Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a great depth, O Lord. The hairs of his head are easier by far to count than his feeling, the movements of his heart.
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Whatever skills I have acquired, whatever gifts I have been given, I place them at Your service.
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