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James
Joyce statue at his grave, Zurich
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first point to make regarding sanctuary experiences is that they
certainly need not take place in a sanctuary. The most awesome
experience of this type that I ever had took place in a movie
theater. Thelma and Louise was the movie being shown
and the song played at the high point of my experience was “Part of
You Part of Me.” Even though this took place during a time of
mental illness, nothing has come close as a crystallized experience
in affecting my faith. Since that transcendental moment rearranged
reality for me, I have never once doubted the existence of God or the
regard of God for individuals. As time recedes this moment into the
distance past, its impact upon me has never faltered or wavered, and
I am at a loss to explain why I don't discount it considering my
unbalanced mental state at the time.
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