It is good for us to think that no grace or blessing is truly ours til…

Phillips Brooks
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It is good for us to think that no grace or blessing is truly ours till we are aware that God has blessed some one else with it through us. ✨ Phillips Brooks (1838). Sermons, p.18
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It is good for us to think that no grace or blessing is truly ours till we are aware that God has blessed some one else with it through us. ✨ Phillips Brooks (1838). Sermons, p.18

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