Here and there even in our world, and now and then, even in ourselves,…

Frederick Buechner
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Here and there even in our world, and now and then, even in ourselves, we catch glimpeses of a New Creation, which, fleeting as those glipmses are apt to be, give us hope both for this life and for whatever life may await us later on. ✨ Frederick Buechner (1983). Now and Then, HarperCollins Publishers
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