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Our real work is prayer. What good is the cold iron of our frantic little efforts unless first we heat it in the furnace of our prayer? Only heat will diffuse heat.
Mother Maribel
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"Our real work is prayer. What good is the cold iron of our frantic little efforts unless first we heat it in the furnace of our prayer? Only heat will diffuse heat."
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Our real work is prayer. What good is the cold iron of our frantic little efforts unless first we heat it in the furnace of our prayer? Only heat will diffuse heat. — Mother Maribel

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Mother Maribel was a Artist from British (1887–1970).

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This quote is attributed to Mother Maribel, a Artist from British.
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Mother Maribel lived from 1887 – 1970.
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