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Prayer will never do our work for us what it will do is to strengthen us for work which must be done.

William Barclay

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William Barclay
Age: 70 †
Born: 1907
Born: December 5
Died: 1978
Died: January 24
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Classical Scholar
Theologian
University Teacher
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Strengthen
Prayer
Done
Must
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