It makes a difference when...
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It makes a difference when we know someone intimately. It is equally as true of our relationship with God. If the relationship is not cultivated and cherished, the potential for something fulfilling is lost.
There is a little-known story about Alfred Lord Tennyson, the poet laureate of England who lived much of his later life on the Isle of Wight. He was constantly sought out by individuals who wanted to establish their own importance by association with the great poet. On one occasion a snob of the day, a fellow named Oscar Browning, sought out Tennyson on the Isle of Wight. He marched up to him, shook him by the hand, and announced, "I am Browning."
Tennyson knew only one Browning -- another poet, Robert Browning. Looking at this unknown, he stared him up and down coolly, and then replied, "No, you're not."
With that, he turned on his heel and walked away.
There is a little-known story about Alfred Lord Tennyson, the poet laureate of England who lived much of his later life on the Isle of Wight. He was constantly sought out by individuals who wanted to establish their own importance by association with the great poet. On one occasion a snob of the day, a fellow named Oscar Browning, sought out Tennyson on the Isle of Wight. He marched up to him, shook him by the hand, and announced, "I am Browning."
Tennyson knew only one Browning -- another poet, Robert Browning. Looking at this unknown, he stared him up and down coolly, and then replied, "No, you're not."
With that, he turned on his heel and walked away.
