Affliction Quote by John Greenleaf Whittier

“With silence only as their benediction, God's angels come Where in the shadow of a great affliction, The soul sits dumb!” quote by John Greenleaf Whittier — Download Open image

“With silence only as their benediction, God's angels come Where in the shadow of a great affliction, The soul sits dumb!”

John Greenleaf Whittier

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