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<h1>Cease Striving and Know That I Am God -&nbsp;Francis Frangipane, Cedar Rapids, IA -&nbsp;Jul 26, 2025</h1>
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<p class="subtitle" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>The Soul Is Porous</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Among the numerous intricate and beautiful aspects of the human soul, there's one quality that serves all others: the soul is porous. This indicates that besides our hidden strengths and abilities, the soul is also influenced and molded by what's around us. We adopt customs, language, habits, virtues, and vices mainly by absorbing the reality that envelops us. Truly, the essence of life as we perceive it is formed by the inward reception of these external realities.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Thus, the soul, while it is born with innate powers, is also the product of its times and circumstances. Because we live in unprecedented, prophetic times, individuals born during the last five or six decades are impacted not only by the common struggles and joys of life, but also by the unspeakable disasters as they occur around the world.</p>
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