Gentleness is given to those who have learned that God will not have h…

Stanley Hauerwas
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Gentleness is given to those who have learned that God will not have his kingdom triumph through the violence of the world, for such a triumph came through the meekness of a cross. ✨ Stanley Hauerwas (2012). Hannah's Child: A Theologian's Memoir, p.39, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
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Gentleness is given to those who have learned that God will not have his kingdom triumph through the violence of the world, for such a triumph came through the meekness of a cross. ✨ Stanley Hauerwas (2012). Hannah's Child: A Theologian's Memoir, p.39, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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