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" O HAPPY FAULT!

The Jewish mystic Baal Shem had a
curious way of praying to God.
“Remember, Lord,” he would say,
“you need me just as much as I
need you. If you did not exist,
whom would I pray to? If I did
not exist, who would do the praying?”


It brought me joy to think that if I had not sinned God would have had no occasion to be forgiving. "

Anthony de Mello , The Song of the Bird


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Anthony de Mello quote : <b>O HAPPY FAULT!</b><br /><br /><i>The Jewish mystic Baal Shem had a<br />curious way of praying to God.<br />“Remember, Lord,” he would say,<br />“you need me just as much as I<br />need you. If you did not exist,<br />whom would I pray to? If I did<br />not exist, who would do the praying?”</i><br /><br />It brought me joy to think that if I had not sinned God would have had no occasion to be forgiving.