O God – please give him back! I shall keep asking You.

John Irving
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In the end, God always answers our prayers. If a person truly desires a certain thing in their life and is willing to go through anything in order to get it, then God will hear that person’s prayers and grant that desire.

Source: A Prayer For Owen Meany

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