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Believe

5/2/2013

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I heard a phrase in the movie 'Cheaper By The Dozen',
"Settle with the past,
engage with the present,
believe in the future."

LOVE inhabits our past.
LOVE enlivens our present.
LOVE is our future.

May LOVE gift us with grace and blessings.
May we be open to recognise and receive them.
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BELIEVE
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