I Have a Witness" Sometimes a center the soul can recognize will speak from anywhere , inside a mountain, or froma whirlwind ... The world can take, the soulrestores. A million wrong voices proclaim One light lives forever.

William Stafford
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I Have a Witness" is a prayer to a higher power often used as a way to keep one's faith, or to give thanks. It is also used as a request for help from God, to give thanks for good things, and as a way to ask for guidance from those in government. The saying is said as "I have a witness". It is based on the words "I have a friend" which has been suggested as an alternate version of this saying.

The line "A million wrong voices proclaim One light lives forever" refers to the common problem of many people trying to convince others that they are right. The line "A million wrong voices proclaim One light lives forever" refers to the common problem of many people trying to convince others that they are right.

Source: A Scripture Of Leaves

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