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July 15, 2004
Keeping The Faith
Now - here is my secret:
I tell it to you with an openness of heart that I doubt I shall ever achieve again, so I pray that you are in a quiet room as you hear these words. My secret is that I need God - that I am sick and can no longer make it alone. I need God to help me give, because I no longer seem to be capable of giving; to help me be kind, as I no longer seem capable of kindness; to help me love, as I seem beyond being able to love.
- Life After God, Douglas Coupland
I need God, to help me live.
Amen.
p/s: I think this book is best read back to back with Graham Greene's The End of the Affair. The protogonist who staunchly believes he doesn't need God is a good juxtaposition with Coupland's protagonist who is desperate for God.
Posted by lainey at July 15, 2004 11:42 PM