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We cannot take a step toward the heavens. God crosses the universe and comes to us.

We cannot take a step toward the heavens. God crosses the universe and comes to us.

Simone Weil
Heaven, Steps, Crosses
Simone Weil (2009). “Waiting on God (Routledge Revivals)”, p.45, Routledge

We cannot take a single step toward heaven. It is not in our power to travel in a vertical direction. If however we look heavenward for a long time, God comes and takes us up.

Simone Weil
God, Long, Heaven
Simone Weil (2009). “Waiting on God (Routledge Revivals)”, p.73, Routledge

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