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I realized that everything I had to do I could not do on my own, and so I was almost obliged to put myself in God's hands, to trust in Jesus who - while I wrote my book on him - I felt bound to by an old and more profound friendship.
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"I realized that everything I had to do I could not do on my own, and so I was almost obliged to put myself in God's hands, to trust in Jesus who - while I wrote my book on him - I felt bound to by an old and more profound friendship."
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I realized that everything I had to do I could not do on my own, and so I was almost obliged to put myself in God's hands, to trust in Jesus who - while I wrote my book on him - I felt bound to by an old and more profound friendship. — Pope Benedict XVI

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Pope Benedict XVI was a Clergyman from Germany (1927–2022).

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Who said "I realized that everything I had to do I could not do on my own, and so I was a…"?
This quote is attributed to Pope Benedict XVI, a Clergyman from Germany.
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Pope Benedict XVI lived from 1927 – 2022.
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