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C.S. Lewis on Present Grace - Anglican (Matthew 6:25-27)

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"We are not given grace for tomorrow's troubles today. Worry borrows suffering from the future; trust lives in the present. The birds don't worry about tomorrow's food; today's is enough. 'Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof'—and sufficient is the grace." — C.S. Lewis. Anglican: present trust.

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Scripture References

Matthew 6:25-27Matthew 6:34

Emotional Tone

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