When you pray, you are not starting the conversation from scratch, jus…

Anne Lamott
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When you pray, you are not starting the conversation from scratch, just remembering to plug back into a conversation that's always in progress. ✨ Anne Lamott (2006). Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith, p.25, Penguin
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When you pray, you are not starting the conversation from scratch, just remembering to plug back into a conversation that's always in progress. ✨ Anne Lamott (2006). Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith, p.25, Penguin

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