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Let your children be as so many flowers, borrowed from God. If the flowers die or wither, thank God for a summer loan of them.
Samuel Rutherford
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"Let your children be as so many flowers, borrowed from God. If the flowers die or wither, thank God for a summer loan of them."
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Let your children be as so many flowers, borrowed from God. If the flowers die or wither, thank God for a summer loan of them. — Samuel Rutherford

About Samuel Rutherford

Samuel Rutherford was a Theologian from United States (1870–1932).

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Who said "Let your children be as so many flowers, borrowed from God. If the flowers die…"?
This quote is attributed to Samuel Rutherford, a Theologian from United States.
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Samuel Rutherford lived from 1870 – 1932.
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