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Any father…must finally give his child up to the wilderness and trust to the providence of god. it seems almost a cruelty for one generation to beget another when parents can secure so little for their children, so little safety, even in the best circumstances. great faith is required to give the child up, trusting god to honor the parents’ love for him by assuring that there will indeed be angels in that wilderness.
-Marilynne Robinson
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Any Father…must Finally Give His Child Up

Marilynne Robinson
Any father…must finally give his child up to the wilderness and trust to the providence of god. it seems almost a cruelty for one generation to beget another when parents can secure so little for their children, so little safety, even in the best circumstances. great faith is required to give the child up, trusting god to honor the parents’ love for him by assuring that there will indeed be angels in that wilderness.
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