Words contract a significance which clings to them long after the condition of things to which they owe it has passed away.
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God gave you not a spirit of faithlessness, not a spirit of despair.Joseph Barber Lightfoot
Absolve me, teach me, purify me, strengthen me: take me to Thyself, that I may be Thine and Thine only.
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Yes, God is the end of your work, but He is the beginning also.
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God helping me, I will help my brothers and sisters in Christ, because they are my brothers and sisters.
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The tillage of the soil occupies the vast majority of those who work for their own bread.
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This is God's work. Therefore it must be triumphant. There is no place for misgiving or despondency.
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