Later he saw Jesus move from tree to tree in the back of his mind, a w…

Flannery O'Connor
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Later he saw Jesus move from tree to tree in the back of his mind, a wild ragged figure motioning him to turn around and come off into the dark where he might be walking on the water and not know it and then suddenly know it and drown. ✨ Flannery O'Connor (1983). Three by Flannery O'Connor: Wise blood, The violent bear it away, Everything that rises must converge, Signet Classics
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