"What, therefore, is my God? What, I ask, but the Lord God? "For who is Lord but the Lord himself, or who is God besides our God?"[13] Most high, most excellent, most potent, most omnipotent; most merciful and most just; most secret and most truly present; most beautiful and most strong; stable, yet not supported; unchangeable, yet changing all things; never new, never old; making all things new, yet bringing old age upon the proud, and they know it not; always working, ever at rest; gathering, yet needing nothing; sustaining, pervading, and protecting; creating, nourishing, and developing; seeking, and yet possessing all things. Thou dost love, but without passion; art jealous, yet free from care; dost repent without remorse; art angry, yet remainest serene. Thou changest thy ways, leaving thy plans unchanged; thou recoverest what thou hast never really lost. Thou art never in need but still thou dost rejoice at thy gains; art never greedy, yet demandest dividends. Men pay more than is required so that thou dost become a debtor; yet who can possess anything at all which is not already thine? Thou owest men nothing, yet payest out to them as if in debt to thy creature, and when thou dost cancel debts thou losest nothing thereby. Yet, O my God, my life, my holy Joy, what is this that I have said? What can any man say when he speaks of thee? But woe to them that keep silence--since even those who say most are dumb."- Augustine
If you got all the way through that good job. It took me awhile. good stuff. wow.
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Wow. I need to go to sleep. gotta get up at 6:30 tomorrow. dang.
Hahah. I WILL read it as soon as I get home from the doctor's.
Why have we accomplished so much if we were able to read through the whole post? I'm sure most of us have read longer things before.
yes, but most of them don't actually read the posts. Or else just part of it. I don't know who you are.
great post Joe!
Yes, I am a part of the them. I rarely read anyone's post.
i got through it, and i agree that it is difficult to get through augustines books; but i know what joe meant. i always read posts; but i read fast so it's not a big accomplishment.
good post augustine.
haha
I read fast too but I just skim them instead.
He writes good.
Was going to post tonight, now i don't have the time. guitar lesson in the morn. after that I'll see what I can do. even though you all just skim.
pretty sweet post...augustine is the man...every time i see a post by "amazed" i start singing the lonestar song.
Hahah. If YOU write something really good then I will read it instead of skimming.
If I ever tried to write something as good as Augustine I would just look dumb.
hahahaha. well i dont "skim". only lame people do that hahahahaha.
((i'm allowed to diss britt cause we're friends that way))
Hahah. I don't mean write like Augustine. Just write something yourself. I mean it is great to hear from people wiser than us but it is a little tiring sometimes.
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