The fundamentalists of every faith remain blind to the truth that the “sigh within the prayer is the same in the heart of the Christian, the Muslim, and the Jew.” I have seen this unity with my eyes, heard it with my ears, felt it with all my being.

David James Duncan
About This Quote

The word fundamentalism has come to have a very negative connotation. However, this quote is rather optimistic. It is saying that no matter what faith you are, there is something that binds us all together. The quote also calls the "sigh within prayer" one of the greatest glories. If you can feel your inner thoughts sighing at the idea of unity, it indicates that you are on the right path.

Source: God Laughs & Plays; Churchless Sermons In Response To The Preachments Of The Fundamentalist Right

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