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Nothing can keep Mr Bridge from his cornbread and butter.. What a psycho

To have so much and yet so little

...ask Him how you are to bear the pains He has appointed—kneel in His presence, and pray with faith for light in darkness, for strength in piteous weakness, for patience in extreme need.

"But we always just assume we'll be able to overcome these illnesses without staying home."

The essays and articles I've read thus far have largely been written in a defensive, sometimes caustic style that undermines, rather than amplifies, the arguments. Several of the authors verbally acknowledge that those affirming in women's ordination come from good intentions, but their tone really doesn't come across as if they believe this. Even as one leaning towards their position, I find this off-putting.

A horror story too many women have had to live through.

A horror story too many women have lived through.

Why am I always neighbour to those
who from anxiety force you to sing
and even to say: life is heavier
than the heaviness of the sum of things.