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A single crocus blossom ought to be enough to convince our heart that springtime, no matter how predictable, is somehow a gift, gratuitous, gratis, a grace.
David Steindl-Rast
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David Steindl-Rast
Age: 98
Born: 1926
Born: July 12
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When you focus so much on the word, you tend to neglect the realm of silence.
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