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But the Christian also knows that he not only cannot and dare not be anxious, but that there is no need for him to be so. Neither anxiety now work can secure his daily bread, for bread is the gift of the ...
~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer ~












But the Christian also knows that he not only cannot and dare not be anxious, but that there is no n...
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