My coming to faith did not start with a leap but rather a series of st…

Anne Lamott
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My coming to faith did not start with a leap but rather a series of staggers from what seemed like one safe place to another. Like lily pads, round and green, these places summoned and then held me up while I grew. Each prepared me for the next leaf on which I would land, and in this way I moved across the swamp of doubt and fear. ✨ Anne Lamott (2000). Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith, p.7, Anchor
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