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We think of prayer as a preparation for work, or a calm after having done work, whereas prayer is the essential work.

Oswald Chambers

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Oswald Chambers
Age: 43 †
Born: 1874
Born: July 24
Died: 1917
Died: November 15
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Aiberdeen
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