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The Civil War, Vol. 2: Fredericksburg to Meridian

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Everyday Saints and Other Stories

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Bearing God: The Life and Works of St. Ignatius of Antioch the God-Bearer by Andrew Stephen Damick

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“Jean was visited by one of her rare moments of happiness, one of those moments when the goodness of God was so real to her that it was like a taste and scent; the rough strong taste of honey in the comb and the scent of water. Her thoughts of God had a homeliness that at times seemed shocking, in spite of their power, which could rescue her from terror or evil with an ease that astonished her.”
― Elizabeth Goudge, The Scent of Water

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“Parsons when they preached did not stress sufficiently the weariness of sin. That was its chief punishment,”
― Elizabeth Goudge, The Scent of Water

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“I deceived you and deception is stealing because it takes away the truth. Forgive me, Edith.”
― Elizabeth Goudge, The Scent of Water

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“When God is cruel to you everyone else is cruel too. When He turns His back He turns the whole world with Him.”
― Elizabeth Goudge, The Scent of Water

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“I said, “Why does God let us suffer like this?” and he answered, “My dear young lady, how should I know? Job didn’t know, but he repented in dust and ashes.”
― Elizabeth Goudge, The Scent of Water

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