Absence Quote by Virgilia Peterson

“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.” quote by Virgilia Peterson — Download Open image

“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.”

Virgilia Peterson

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