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applegrove

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10. When I tuned in he was telling a John Lewis story

Reply to msongs (Reply #7)

Tue Apr 1, 2025, 07:44 PM

Apr 1

about a man who once beat him bringing his son along to ask for forgiveness years later. John Lewis said all people need mercy. John Lewis forgave him and he and the man wept together.

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