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   "According to the Gospel, it should be said that undoubtedly each person is   
   given his own saving cross. This cross has grown on the soil of our heart,   
   and it is only through this cross that we can be saved. From this it   
   follows that if we refuse to carry our cross of obedience for no legitimate   
   reason, we refuse to go by the way of Christ, by the saving way, and we   
   want to invent for ourselves another way, free of labor, for attaining the   
   Kingdom of Heaven. But this cannot be. The Kingdom of God suffereth   
   violence, and the violent take it by force (Cf. Mt. 11:12)."   
      
   St. Anatoly of Optina.   
      
   "O God, You are more awesome than Your holy places. The God of Israel is He   
   who gives strength and power to His people."  Psalm 86:35   
      
   Draw nigh unto God and He will draw nigh unto you.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)