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“Instead of our petulant, fretful, irritable human hastiness we should cultivate in our souls the patience which has learned to wait on God.” quote by William Barclay — Download Open image

“Instead of our petulant, fretful, irritable human hastiness we should cultivate in our souls the patience which has learned to wait on God.”

William Barclay

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