usually because he doesn’t like your box and wants you to accept his box instead.) It may seem ironic for a Christian to say we cannot say anything about God. But this affirmation is our only place to make a beginning. If we are going to meet God, we have to approach the sacred meeting space with a sense that we do not own it and cannot define it. We have to sweep it clear of our preconceptions. We have to begin with a sense of wonder at the mystery, to stand awed in its presence. When we do that,
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