When God is going to do something wonderful, He or She always starts w…

Anne Lamott
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When God is going to do something wonderful, He or She always starts with a hardship; when God is going to do something amazing, He or She starts with an impossibility. ✨ Anne Lamott (2006). Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith, p.33, Penguin
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When God is going to do something wonderful, He or She always starts with a hardship; when God is going to do something amazing, He or She starts with an impossibility. ✨ Anne Lamott (2006). Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith, p.33, Penguin

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