A Quote by Renee O'Connor
I wouldn't say that I'm overly religious, but I have a pretty good relationship with my spiritual being.
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The spiritual differs from the religious in being able to endure isolation. The rank of a spiritual person is proportionate to his strength for enduring isolation, whereas we religious people are constantly in need of 'the others,' the herd. We religious folks die, or despair, if we are not reassured by being in the assembly, of the same opinion as the congregation, and so on. But the Christianity of the New Testament is precisely related to the isolation of the spiritual man.
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I hear people say all the time, "I'm not really religious, but I consider myself spiritual." I definitely have always been spiritual, being raised by my grandmother on that little acre in Mississippi, indoctrinated, born into the church and the ways of the church.
Being religious and spiritual makes me feel good.
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I've always been a religious guy, but not overly religious. I've always believed in God and Jesus. I pray.
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