It is when we notice the dirt that God is most present in us; it is th…

C. S. Lewis
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It is when we notice the dirt that God is most present in us; it is the very sign of His presence. ✨ C. S. Lewis (1984). The Business of Heaven: Daily Readings from C. S. Lewis, p.17, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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It is when we notice the dirt that God is most present in us; it is the very sign of His presence. ✨ C. S. Lewis (1984). The Business of Heaven: Daily Readings from C. S. Lewis, p.17, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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