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I find that when i think i am asking god to forgive me i am often in reality. . . asking him not to forgive me but to excuse me.
-C. S. Lewis
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I Find That When I Think I

C. S. Lewis
I find that when i think i am asking god to forgive me i am often in reality. . . asking him not to forgive me but to excuse me.
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