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Howard Thurman on Mercy Through the Night - Black Church (Lamentations 3:22-23) - Illustration on Sermon | IllustrateTheWord

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Howard Thurman on Mercy Through the Night - Black Church (Lamentations 3:22-23)

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"The enslaved sang 'Great Is Thy Faithfulness' through the long night of bondage. Each morning they woke to fresh mercy that sustained hope when hope seemed foolish. God's faithfulness carried a people through centuries of night to morning's coming freedom." — Howard Thurman.

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Lamentations 3:22-23

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Howard Thurman on Mercy Through the Night - Black Church (Lamentations 3:22-23)

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