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Are You Willing to Make The Same Request?



 
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Lord, teach me to know the obstacles that, consciously or unconsciously, I am placing in the way of Your grace in me.  Give me the strength to put them aside, and if I am negligent therein, vouchsafe Yourself to remove them, howsoever I may suffer thereby.

St. Catherine of Siena
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  1. ShareeneDecember 21, 2015 at 7:21 AM

    I was just praying this very thing when this dinged my phone. Praise God

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  2. Michael SeagriffDecember 21, 2015 at 11:18 AM

    One never knows what response will come after one clicks "Publish". Thank you for taking the time to comment. God is awesome - always!

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