Quotemeal: Dec. 14th, 2005

Wednesday, December 14, 2005

"How can we understand forgiveness if we haven't recognized the depth of our sin?"
— John Henry Newman

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Illustration of John Henry Newman — "How can we understand forgiveness if we haven't recognized the depth of our sin?"

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