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Yes. Isaiah 50: 4-10. God gave me this verse in my 20s. I am now 70. He did as he said.

4 The Lord God has given me

the tongue of a teacher,[a]

that I may know how to sustain

the weary with a word.

Morning by morning he wakens—

wakens my ear

to listen as those who are taught.

5 The Lord God has opened my ear,

and I was not rebellious,

I did not turn backward.

6 I gave my back to those who struck me,

and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard;

I did not hide my face

from insult and spitting.

I speak to the weary a word that will wake them.

There is a new book out called God's Grandeur: the Catholic Case for Intelligent Design. It is a collection of essays by Catholic scientists, philosophers, and theologians and one poet.

A review from Amazon said

An inspiring book with a beautiful title

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 24, 2023

I’m not a scientist, a philosopher or a theologian- I’m not even a Catholic- but this is an inspiring book with a beautiful title. The connection with Gerard Manley Hopkins is just lovely. For me, the book goes a long way in healing today’s Fact/Value split by pointing towards the Ground that unites both. A real encouragement for those of us living in a postmodern society increasingly dominated by smiling nihilism.

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