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You come to God not by being strong, but by being weak not by being right, but through your mistakes.

Richard Rohr

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Richard Rohr
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: March 20
Catholic Priest
Motivational Speaker
Priest
Writer
Topeka
Kansas
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Mistakes
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