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To: jjotto
There is an old legend according to which God said to one of His angels: “Go down to earth and bring back the most precious thing in the world.”

One angel brought a drop of blood from a person who had sacrificed his life to save another. God said, “Indeed, O Angel, this is precious in my sight, but it is not the most precious thing in the world.”

Another angel caught the last breath of a nurse who died from a dread disease she contracted in nursing others to health. God smiled at the angel and said, “Indeed, O Angel, sacrifice in behalf of others is very precious in my sight, but it is not the most precious thing in the world.”

Finally one angel captured and brought a small vial containing the tear of a sinner who had repented and returned to God. God beamed upon the angel as He said, “Indeed, O Angel, you have brought me the most precious thing in the world — the tear of repentance which opens the gates of heaven.”

— from Philokalia: The Bible of Orthodox Spirituality by Anthony M. Coniaris
67 posted on 10/15/2023 3:25:31 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: Telepathic Intruder

Liberals are anti EVERYTHING they are simply unhappy people FULL OF HATE just as these terrorists are!!! These people are not only UGLY on the outside they are beyond UGLY on the inside!!


68 posted on 10/15/2023 3:28:51 PM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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