Article January 27, 1986 Issue

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Howard J. Conn

The Congregationalist

From The Congregationalist, April/May 1984 by Rev. Howard J. Conn, minister emeritus at Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

"Throughout my life I have felt led by Divine Guidance, for my years have unfolded more richly than I could have planned or deserved. Like Robert Browning, I have been aware of 'a Hand always above my shoulder.' Without accepting the theological framework of the popular folk-hymn, I believe that all of us are recipients of 'amazing grace.'

"Guidance and healing are part of the natural order of things. I make the basic religious affirmation that life is good and the universe is trustworthy. At the core of reality are intelligence, purpose and love. This dynamic we call God.

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