Maya Angelou's Faith Made Her A Courageous 'Child Of God'

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/28/maya-angelou-god_n_5403939.html
The Huffington Post | By Yasmine Hafiz

Posted: 05/28/2014 10:44 am EDT Updated: 1 hour ago Print ArticleFILE MAYA ANGELOU


Maya Angelou spent her life as an unstoppable force for art, justice, and love. Her writing touched on themes of struggle and sadness, and often drew on her faith as a source of strength to find beauty and perseverance in hard times.

As we remember the indomitable Maya, we think of the blessings she gave us with her words, and the ways she called us to live better lives. Here is a collection of her wisdom regarding prayer, faith, and God:

We Are All God's Creation


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"While I know myself as a creation of God, I am also obligated to realize and remember that everyone else and everything else are also God's creation."

Find God Within Yourself


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"Listen to yourself and in that quietude you might hear the voice of God."

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1. If anyone had a reason to disbelieve, it was her. Requiescat in pace.

[AtheistCrusader]

2. Objection.

"We Are All God's Creation"

Assumes facts not in evidence.

I understand the sentiment, and the importance of religion in her life and what it meant to her, but that's a bridge too far, philosophically.


That said, she made enormous contributions to society in art, philosophy, and history. A great example of the potential of humanity. She will be missed.

[hrmjustin]

3. A great woman with a great and strong faith.

[trotsky]

4. This kind of comes off as a "let's exploit someone's death to promote religion" piece.

Yeah, I know, I'm a horrible mean atheist who deserves to be hated for suggesting such a thing. It's always OK to promote religion, of course. But never OK to criticize it.

[Goblinmonger]

5. She was a wonderful poet and novelist

Her writing was deep and profound.

What I liked the most about her was that she never held back. She called bullshit when she saw it. I'm thinking specifically her interview with Anderson Cooper when she was talking about racial equality in this country. She minced no words.

I wish she could have written for many more decades.

[trotsky]

6. Yes - I find what's most important to celebrate when an influential person dies...

is their humanity.