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When God wants to make a mushroom, he does it overnight, but when He wants to make a giant oak, He takes a hundred years. Great souls are grown through struggles and storms and seasons of suffering. Be patient with the process.

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Rick Warren
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 28
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San Jose
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