But, for as cold and wretched as it looks, the sun has not forsaken it…

George MacDonald
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But, for as cold and wretched as it looks, the sun has not forsaken it. He has only drawn away from it a little, for good reasons, one of which is that we may learn that we cannot do without him. ✨ Complete Works of George MacDonald.
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