Belief Quote by Flannery O'Connor

“Lord, I believe; help my unbelief'... is the most natural and most human and most agonizing prayer in the gospels, and I think it is the foundation prayer of faith.” quote by Flannery O'Connor — Download Open image

““Lord, I believe; help my unbelief'... is the most natural and most human and most agonizing prayer in the gospels, and I think it is the foundation prayer of faith.””

Flannery O'Connor

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