C. S. Lewis Quotes

I#pray because the need flows out of me all the time-walking and sleeping. It does not change #‎ God - it changes me.

C. S. Lewis

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• I#pray because the need flows out of me all the time-walking and sleeping. It does not change #‎ God - it changes me.

  

  C. S. Lewis
  • Time
  • God
  • Sleep