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Love Never Stops
Greg reflects here that he can be a very cynical person if you ask him about the state of the world around us, but the love of God demonstrated in the Easter narrative gives him confidence and hope. We hope this blesses you as you move through holy week.
Category: General
Tags: Hope, Love, Resurrection
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