Distractions

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Posted by Unknown at 5:44 AM

Faith is being sure.

When sorrow cradles your doctrine,

When grief-shrouded standards fail

to bear your weight,

When life-long beliefs seem transparently

insufficient,

and you look for God anyway,

and find Him everywhere.

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