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==Quotes== | |||
“I was the recipient in 1934 of a tremendous mystic experience or ‘illumination.’ It was accompanied by a sense of intense white light, by a sudden gift of faith in the goodness of God, and by a profound conviction of his presence” (Wilson, 1962, para. 1) | |||
“Suddenly, my room blazed with an indescribably white light. I was seized with an ecstasy beyond description. Every joy I had known was pale by comparison. The light, the ecstasy—I was conscious of nothing else for a time” (Pass it On, 1984, p. 124) | |||
“There was a sense of victory, followed by such a peace and serenity as I had never known. There was utter confidence. I felt lifted up, as though the great clean wind of a mountaintop blew through and through. God comes to most men gradually, but his impact on me was sudden and profound” (Alcoholics Anonymous, 2001, p. 14) | |||
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Quotes
“I was the recipient in 1934 of a tremendous mystic experience or ‘illumination.’ It was accompanied by a sense of intense white light, by a sudden gift of faith in the goodness of God, and by a profound conviction of his presence” (Wilson, 1962, para. 1)
“Suddenly, my room blazed with an indescribably white light. I was seized with an ecstasy beyond description. Every joy I had known was pale by comparison. The light, the ecstasy—I was conscious of nothing else for a time” (Pass it On, 1984, p. 124)
“There was a sense of victory, followed by such a peace and serenity as I had never known. There was utter confidence. I felt lifted up, as though the great clean wind of a mountaintop blew through and through. God comes to most men gradually, but his impact on me was sudden and profound” (Alcoholics Anonymous, 2001, p. 14)
