October 16th: 2 Kings 7 & 1 John 4:7-21
October 15, 2020
Alastair Roberts
Four lepers and an abandoned camp. God is love.
Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).
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