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The Light of Joy – January 3,rd, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Remain in those prayers and spiritual labors that bring you great joy, for the joy of the Lord surpasses all others. Become the prayer you seek, for ours is an active faith. Those who remain in the light of such Joy, seldom fall into darkness of mind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Light of Joy – January 3,rd, 2019 Remain in those prayers and spiritual labors that bring you great joy, for the joy of the Lord surpasses all others. Become the prayer you seek, for ours is an active faith. Those who remain in the light of such Joy, seldom fall into darkness of mind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-prayer","category-spirituality"],"yoast_head":"\n
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