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We live in a broken world full of broken people. But isn’t it comforting to know God isn’t ever broken? He isn’t ever caught off guard, taken by surprise, or shocked by what happens next.

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Lysa TerKeurst
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: July 21
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