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\n 
\n <\/p>\n

\nWhatever befall, I know this for sure:
\n      I shall see the goodness of the Lord
\n            in the land of the living.<\/em>
\nSo wait for the Lord;
\n      be strong, be courageous, be stubborn;
\n      but wait for the Lord.\n<\/div>\n

 
\n 
\nexcerpt from Psalm 27<\/a>
\nfrom The Lincoln Psalter<\/a><\/em> by the poet, Gordon Jackson<\/strong>
\n <\/p>\n\n

From the blog<\/strong>
\nChange from the inside out<\/a>
\nGrow how?<\/a>
\nBig strong tree<\/a>
\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Whatever befall, I know this for sure:       I shall see the goodness of the Lord             in the land of the living. 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