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Then one here and there seizes the force of the word, discovers that he has really, and not in name, a Father.
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The sentence describes a rare moment of genuine understanding. Someone “seizes the force of the word” Father and realizes that it is not merely a title or name. The relationship has real meaning for him. The wording contrasts simply using the word with truly recognizing what it expresses.
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- Project Gutenberg, The Gospel of St. John: A Series of Discourses
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