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Simplicity: Benedict of Nursia: Enough Is Enough - Illustration on sufficiency | IllustrateTheWord

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Simplicity: Benedict of Nursia: Enough Is Enough

By Benedict of NursiaSource: Benedict of Nursia - The Rule of St. Benedict (Public Domain)183 words

Teaching on Simplicity from Benedict of Nursia: Benedict of Nursia: Enough Is Enough

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1 Timothy 6:6-8 Hebrews 13:5 Proverbs 30:8-9

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