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Desire Quote by Rob Bell

“If we are serious about loving someone, we have to surrender all the desires within us to manipulate the relationship.” quote by Rob Bell — Download Open image

“If we are serious about loving someone, we have to surrender all the desires within us to manipulate the relationship.”

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