Very often what God first helps us towards is not the virtue itself bu…

C. S. Lewis
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Very often what God first helps us towards is not the virtue itself but just this power of always trying again. ✨ C.S. Lewis (1960). Mere Christianity
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Very often what God first helps us towards is not the virtue itself but just this power of always trying again. ✨ C.S. Lewis (1960). Mere Christianity

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