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Letter "P" » pray
«When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said, 'Let us pray.' We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.»
Author: Bishop Desmond Tutu
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Novelist,
Spiritual leader)
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About:
Conquest,
Missionaries,
Religion
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Keywords:
Africa,
bible,
came,
closed,
land,
missionaries,
opened,
Open Your Eyes,
pray,
The Bible,
The Land
«When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me.»
Author: Emo Philips
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About:
Forgiveness,
Funny
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Keywords:
asked,
bicycle,
Bicycles,
every night,
forgive,
kid,
Kid The,
Lord's table,
lorded,
new,
Night,
one use,
pray,
realised,
So I,
stole,
the LORD,
used,
used to
«When you pray, rather let your heart be without words than your words without heart.»
«When you pray for anyone you tend to modify your personal attitude toward him.»
«You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might also pray in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance.»
«When I am angry I can pray well and preach well.»