Someone asked the Swiss physician & author Paul Tournier how he helped…

Philip Yancey
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Someone asked the Swiss physician & author Paul Tournier how he helped his patients get rid of their fears. He replied, 'I don't. Everything that's worthwhile in life is scary. Choosing a school, choosing a career, getting married, having kids--all those things are scary. If it is not fearful, it is not worthwhile.' ✨ Philip Yancey (2009). Where Is God When it Hurts/What's So Amazing About Grace?, p.38, Zondervan
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