A small wooden cross with pale cloth draped over its arms stands on dark stones against purple.

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Balian of Ibelin

God will understand, my lord. And if he doesn’t, then he is not God and we need not worry.

— Kingdom of Heaven  ·  2005

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker reassures their lord that God will grasp the situation. Then comes a bold turn: if God fails to understand, God would not be God at all, so there is nothing to fear. Faith is presented as confidence that understanding is part of what divinity means.

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