Quotemeal: Jan. 1st, 2025

Wednesday, January 1, 2025

"O God, never suffer us to think that we can stand by ourselves, and not need Thee."
— John Donne

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— Elisabeth Elliot —

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Illustration of John Donne — "O God, never suffer us to think that we can stand by ourselves, and not need Thee."

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