"Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought."
"Not to think of yourself / as someone who did not count -- / Festival of the Souls."
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Source: Matt Chandler, Josh Patterson, Eric Geiger (2012). “Creature of the Word: The Jesus-Centered Church”, p.11, B&H Publishing Group
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