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I had not known before that love is obedience. You want to love, and you can__, and you hate yourself because you can__, and all the time love is not some marvelous thing that you feel but some hard thing that you do. And this in a way is easier because with God__ help you can command your will when you can__ command your feelings. With us, feelings seem to be important, but He doesn__ appear to agree with us.
Elizabeth Goudge The Scent of Water
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I had not known before that love is obedience. You want to love, and you can__, and you hate yourself because you can__, and all the time love is not some marvelous thing that you feel but some hard thing that you do. And this in a way is easier because with God__ help you can command your will when you can__ command your feelings. With us, feelings seem to be important, but He doesn__ appear to agree with us.
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Elizabeth Goudge

The Scent of Water

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