Marilynne Robinson - She knew that was not an honest prayer, and she...

She knew that was not an honest prayer, and she did not linger over it. The right prayer would have been, Lord... I am miserable and bitter at heart, and old fears are rising up in me so that everything I do makes everything worse.

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She knew that was not an honest prayer, and she did not linger over it. The right prayer would have been, Lord... I am miserable and bitter at heart, and old fears are rising up in me so that everything I do makes everything worse.

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