When all of â€â€°it is given meaning in the larger story of â€â€°Jesus Christ, it destroys us, then pours our melted selves back into another form that still bears the marks of â€â€°how we got there. Then we become something that can bear light, the brightness of which is not diminished, even when divided and borrowed. Nadia BolzWeber
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