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For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.(1) Give ear to My words, for they kindle the heart and enlighten the mind, they brin", "authority_tier": "father", "source": "Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ (c. 1418-1427)", "readable": false, "generated": false}, {"id": "card_n_e70a7ac28424", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_03_39: “My Son, always commit thy cause to Me; I will dispose it aright in due time.", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "“My Son, always commit thy cause to Me; I will dispose it aright in due time. Wait for My arrangement of it, and then thou shalt find it for thy profit.” 2. 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