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I have never thought that a Christian would be free of suffering, umfundisi.

Alan Paton

In the deserted harbour there is yet water that laps against the quays. In the dark and silent forest, there is a leaf that falls.
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Against Deserted Forest Harbour Lap Quay Silent Tap
One day in Johannesburg, and already the tribe was being rebuilt, the house and soul being restored.
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Already Being Day One People Rebuilt Tribe
Sadness and fear and hate, how they well up in the heart and mind, whenever one opens pages of these messengers of doom.
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Doom Fear Hate Hell Messenger Mind Open Sadness
For it is the dawn that has come, as it has come for a thousand centuries, never failing.
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Century Come Dawn Fall never Thousand
Who knows for what we live, and struggle, and die?…
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Die Know Live Struggle
But to punish and not to restore, that is the greatest of all offences.
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All Greatest Offence Punish Restore
I have one great fear in my heart, that one day when they are turned to loving, they will find that we are turned to hating.
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Day Fera Great Heart Love One Turn
I envision someday a great, peaceful South Africa in which the world will take pride, a nation in which each of many different groups will be making its own creative contribution.
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Country Envision Great Peaceful Pride Someday Soulful Tak World
The tragedy is not that things are broken.
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Broken Thing Tragedy
Money is for food and clothes and comfort, and a visit to the pictures. Money is to make happy the lives of children.
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Children Clothes Food Happy Love Money Picture
But perhaps when you were too obedient, and did not do openly what others did, and were quiet in church and hard-working at school.
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Hard Obedient Open Other Perhaps Quiet School Too Wear Work
Nothing is ever quiet, except for fools.
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Ever Except Foot Nothing Quiet
When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.
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Dep Done Forgive Injury Recover Until
Keep it, guard it, care for it, for it keeps men, guards men, cares for men. Destroy it and man is destroyed.
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Care Destroy Guard Jeep Men
When men are ruled by fear, they strive to prevent the very changes that will abate it.
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Abate Change Men Prevent Rule Strive Very
Pain and suffering, they are a secret. Kindness and love, they are a secret.
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Kindness Love Pain Secret Suffer

I have never thought that a Christian would be free of suffering, umfundisi.

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