John Morley: “The Almighty seems to sustain and spare me for some purpose of His…”

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The Almighty seems to sustain and spare me for some purpose of His own, deeply unworthy as I know myself to be.

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John Morley

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Morley expresses a sense of humility and purpose, feeling sustained by a higher power despite his self-doubt.

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John Morley: “The Almighty seems to sustain and spare me for some purpose of His own, deeply unworthy as I know myself to be.”