“Your vocation in life is where your greatest joy meets the world's greatest need.”

Frederick Buechner educator, writer, theologian

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Viki Johnson from Fort Collins, CO APRIL 6, 2021
Never, have I heard joy married to need as life's purpose. Amazing. Beautiful! It makes journey inviting and doable.

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HOPE
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