Some seek to serve God, do good works, pursue art or enjoy pleasure.

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Qualities that with her passing, we too - by the grace of God - may seek to put on afresh, in our own lives and the life of our nation and world.

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Those who seek to obey the will of God see the world in an entirely different way from those who do not.

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Best known for what they call "gifts of the Holy Spirit, " like speaking in tongues and giving prophetic utterances, Pentecostals seek a direct, personal connection to God.

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Continue to seek justice, but look inward and to God for the strength to move onward and upward.

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You might expect the religious to accept death as God's will and, while not hurrying towards it, not to seek to prolong their lives using heroic and often traumatic medical procedures.

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But another is that God-fearing politicians such as Mr Bush have too often helped to create the problems they seek to cure.

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