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“Love by its presence, like God by His, makes everything not necessarily clear or right or even good, but acceptable. Whereas in its absence, as in His, there is no hope.”

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Virgilia Peterson

Born in 1904, Virgilia Peterson was an accomplished author whose works are renowned for their profound insight and unique literary style. more

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