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Grace and gratitude belong together like heaven and earth. Gratitude evokes grace like the voice and echo. Gratitude follows grace as thunder follows lightning.

Karl Barth

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Karl Barth
Age: 82 †
Born: 1886
Born: May 10
Died: 1968
Died: December 10
Pastor
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University Teacher
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Gratitude
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Grace
Echo
Heaven
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Faith
Thunder
Voice
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Earth
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Together
Lightning
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