Quotemeal: Jul. 7th, 1944

Friday, July 7, 1944

"The true Christian is like sandalwood, which imparts its fragrance to the axe which cuts it, without doing any harm in return."
— Sundar Singh

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Illustration of Sundar Singh — "The true Christian is like sandalwood, which imparts its fragrance to the axe which cuts it, without doing any harm in return."

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