O Thou, Far off and here, whole and broken, Who in necessity and in bo…

Wendell Berry
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O Thou, Far off and here, whole and broken, Who in necessity and in bounty wait, Whose truth is light and dark, mute though spoken, By Thy wide grace show me Thy narrow gate. ✨ Wendell Berry (2012). New Collected Poems, p.242, Counterpoint Press
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O Thou, Far off and here, whole and broken, Who in necessity and in bounty wait, Whose truth is light and dark, mute though spoken, By Thy wide grace show me Thy narrow gate. ✨ Wendell Berry (2012). New Collected Poems, p.242, Counterpoint Press

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