The more we get what we now call 'ourselves' out of the way and let Hi…

C. S. Lewis
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The more we get what we now call 'ourselves' out of the way and let Him take us over, the more truly ourselves we become. ✨ C.S. Lewis (1960). Mere Christianity
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The more we get what we now call 'ourselves' out of the way and let Him take us over, the more truly ourselves we become. ✨ C.S. Lewis (1960). Mere Christianity

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