
Abiding Together
Heather Khym, Michelle Benzinger, Sister Miriam James Heidland


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S14 E18 - Lessons Learned
Abiding Together
05/27/24 • 41 min
In this week's episode, we conclude season 14 by reflecting on what we have learned in our lives this past season. We chat about surrendering control and allowing the Holy Spirit to move in power, the need to be grateful for what we already have and the importance of being present in the present moment. We also share personal experiences of transformation and deep intimacy we have found with God, even in the midst of suffering. Thank you for an amazing season, we are truly honored to be on this journey with you. God bless!
Heather’s One Thing - Her recent Healing Pilgrimage to France through Franciscan University (check out their website to join future pilgrimages) and Michelle’s Sweatshirt
Sister Miriam’s One Thing - You :)
Michelle’s One Thing - Her Summer Reading List, Word on Fire’s children’s books, and the book Between Brothers by Sarah Metts
Announcements:
Join us July 8-29 2024 as we re-release our book study on The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis.
Season 15 begins September 2024 - join our email list to receive updates!
Journal Questions:
- Which episode, conversation, or theme resonated with me most this season?
- What miracles have I been managing lately?
- What has the process of transformation looked like in my life?
- How do I partner with fear in my life? What freedom and goodness does the Lord offer me in those areas?
Discussion Questions:
- What does it look like to move through the power of the Holy Spirit?
- What is God asking you to get rid of and let go of before you move into the next season of life?
- What graces are you grateful for in this season of your life?
- How will you cultivate intimacy with the Lord and community with others throughout the summer?
Quote to Ponder:
“Faith walks simply, childlike, between the darkness of human life and the hope of what is to come.” (Catherine Doherty)
Scripture for Lectio:
“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.” (Colossians 3:15)
Sponsor - Behold Visio Divina:
Encounter the Lord more deeply amidst all the seasons in life through Behold Visio Divina. Behold is devoted to helping women encounter who Christ is through prayer and sacred art. Through their books, formation, and workshops, Behold hopes women can encounter the beauty of who God created them to be and share that with the world! Offering over 10 different sacred art prayer companions on themes such as praying through fear, post abortive healing, relational healing, and many others, Behold has options for every woman’s heart. Upcoming book topics include miscarriage and infant loss, iconography, and scrupulosity.
Friend, you are seen, known, and loved wherever the Lord has you in life. And we are here to provide the opportunity to invite you and Jesus into conversation through art and community. We currently are accepting registration for our in person and virtual groups taking part this summer. Take a look at our small groups here and join us!
Because the Abiding Together community holds such a special place in our heart, Behold is offering 15% off any of their items, small group registration, and books. Use the code “ABIDING” for this special rate at www.beholdvisiodivina.com. On our website you can also register for our “Weekly Dose of Beauty” emails! We hope you can join our Behold family soon, please know of our prayers for you!


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S14 E16 - Mothering Our Little Places (with Brya Hanan)
Abiding Together
05/13/24 • 49 min
In this week's episode, we welcome Brya Hanan, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, to share how we can learn to engage as an adult with the young parts of ourselves. Brya shares her story, the trauma she experienced as a child, and how it affected not only her self-perception but also how she related to others. She reflects on her healing journey and shares practical ways you can begin your healing journey. We also chat about how our unmet needs as a child can affect us as adults, how to have compassion for ourselves in our brokenness, and why healing ourselves allows us to love those around us much more fully.
Heather’s One Thing - Her parents
Sister Miriam’s One Thing - Lentil Curry and Naan Bread
Michelle’s One Thing - Her husband, Chris, and his loving support
Brya’s One Thing - Barre Classes!
Other Resources Mentioned:
- Buy Brya’s book here
- Check out Brya’s website and Instagram
- Restore the Glory Podcast Episode 99: Parts Work with Brya Hanan
Journal Questions:
- Where do I sense deep divides within myself?
- How do I care for others as a way of avoiding care for myself?
- What would it look like for me to befriend my inner child?
- What are my defense mechanisms?
- Is it time to seek out therapy?
Discussion Questions:
- What “templates” of wounds and experiences do you find yourself living through?
- In your healing journey, when have you experienced things getting worse before they got better? What made the change for the better?
- What does your inner child need to hear today?
- When do you feel dysregulated?
- When do you feel well-regulated?
Quotes to Ponder:
“Remember, you are held safe. You are loved. You are protected. You are in communion with God and with those whom God has sent you. What is of God will last. It belongs to the eternal life. Choose it, and it will be yours.” (Henri J.M. Nouwen, The Inner Voice of Love)
“The history of every human being passes through the threshold of a woman’s motherhood.” (Saint Pope JPII)
Scripture for Lectio:
A large crowd followed and pressed around him. And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, because she thought, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.” Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering. At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?” “You see the people crowding against you,” his disciples answered, “and yet you can ask, ‘Who touched me?’ ” But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth. He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you.Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.” (Mark 5: 24- 34)
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S15 E6 - Practical Aspects of Living Out Community
Abiding Together
10/28/24 • 28 min
In this week's episode, we continue our discussion on communion and focus on the practical aspects of living out in community. We reflect on the four main pillars of building a community: intentionality, vulnerability, proximity, and organically. We also talk about community as a journey and that we learn to love others by experiencing the love of God ourselves. This experience brings communion within us, which bears fruit, and then we are then able to give that love away to others.
Heather’s One Thing - Friends of the Bridegroom
Sister Miriam’s One Thing - What Vegetable are You? Quiz
Michelle’s One Thing - Monk Manual
Announcement:
Check out our new Small Group Resource page!
Journal Questions:
- How can I express more mercy and curiosity within my community?
- Who in my local community can I extend an invitation to?
- Is there variety in my family’s community (vocations, ages, stages of life, etc)?
- For those not currently in an Abiding Together small group: Consider praying about starting an Abiding Together small group or study group. What fears or concerns do I have about starting a group?
Discussion Questions:
- When do you feel more tempted to speak out harshly instead of conversing gently with those you’re in conflict with?
- What repeating strains and roadblocks have you observed in your relationships over the years? What do you think God may be teaching you through those strains?
- Throughout the episode, we covered four different aspects of community (intentionality, vulnerability, proximity, and organic engagement). Which of these aspects is hardest for you within your relationships?
- How can you initiate moments of organic community in your current season? Set a goal for yourself this week and check back in with each next time you connect.
Quotes to Ponder:
"God is love and in himself he lives a mystery of personal loving communion. Creating the human race in his own image .... God inscribed in the humanity of man and woman the vocation, and thus the capacity and responsibility, of love and communion." (CCC 2331)
“The person who loves their dream of community will destroy community, but the person who loves those around them will create community.” (Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community)
Scripture for Lectio:
“And fear came upon every soul; and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. And all who believed were together and had all things in common; and they sold their possessions and goods and distributed them to all, as any had need. And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they partook of food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.” (Acts 2:43-47)
Sponsor - Nazareth Organics:
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Nazareth Organics
01:31 - Intro
02:23 - Welcome and Recap
03:23 - Judgement vs Curiosity
06:36 - Bearing Fruit in Community
08:43 - Jesus as a Model of Community
11:05 - Aspects of Community
18:28 - Good Community Takes Time to Build
19:17 - Abiding Together Small Group Resources
22:22 - One Things

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S14 E12 - Living in the Resurrection
Abiding Together
04/15/24 • 32 min
In this week's episode, we reflect on the themes of resurrection, grief, and hope in Pope Francis’ Easter Vigil homily. We chat about the sadness of unfulfilled dreams and the tender places in our hearts where we are afraid to hope and want to stay in the tomb. We also talk about the anxieties and worries that can come with trying to figure things out on our own and the importance of surrendering our plans to God. Just like Christ, we are called to walk through the sufferings of this life with Him into the Resurrection.
Heather’s One Thing - Her Easter playlist
Heather’s Other One Thing - The book Becoming Wife: Saying Yes to More than the Dress by Rachel Bulman (or on Amazon here)
Sister Miriam’s On Thing - The book Beloved Daughter by Carrie Daunt
Michelle’s One Thing - The book Befriending Your Inner Child: A Catholic Approach to Healing and Wholeness by Brya Hanan (or on Amazon here)
Other Resources Mentioned:
The Restore the Glory Podcast series on Parts Work (Parts Work (Part 1) w/ Gerry Crete; Parts Work (Part 2) w/ Brya Hanan; Parts Work (Part 3) w/ Bishop Andrew Miller)
Journal Questions:
- What hopes have been dashed by the sorrowful mysteries of my life?
- Where are the places that I am afraid to hope?
- Do I believe my dreams are doomed to fail?
- What anxieties in my heart are preventing me from hoping?
Discussion Questions:
- How are you still living in winter during the spring of Easter?
- Do you know how to practice Resurrection?
- In what ways do you believe your dreams rely on you for their fulfillment?
- How do you intellectualize or explain away your dreams?
Quote to Ponder:
“Yet the same women who bore this darkness in their hearts tell us something quite extraordinary. When they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled back. This is the Pasch of Christ, the revelation of God’s power: the victory of life over death, the triumph of light over darkness, the rebirth of hope amid the ruins of failure. It is the Lord, the God of the impossible, who rolled away the stone forever. Even now, he opens our hearts, so that hope may be born ever anew. We too, then, should “look up” to him.” (Pope Francis, Easter Vigil Homily)
Scripture for Lectio:
“When they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled back.” (Mark 16:4)
Sponsor - Farm of the Child:
Farm of the Child is a Catholic children's home, school and clinic in Trujillo, Honduras where children receive healing care from a team of Honduran staff, Franciscan sisters, and international missionaries. Each year, the Farm of the Child attracts dedicated missionaries who make a 2 year commitment of service. Missionaries come from all different walks of life in order to serve in a variety of functions such as teaching, nursing, project management and community outreach. After spending 6 weeks in Antigua, Guatemala learning Spanish, missionaries travel to the children’s home where they live together and are guided by the four pillars of community, spirituality, simplicity and service. Short term immersion trips, remote and summer service opportunities are also available.
If you think you might be called to serve in the capacity of an international missionary, email [email protected]. Want to learn more about how to get involved in the mission in the US? Check out farmofthechild.org and sign up for our monthly newsletter here: https://www.farmofthechild.org/contact-us
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S10 E01: We Begin, Again
Abiding Together
09/13/21 • 37 min
In this episode, we reconnect after our summer break to discuss the ways God has grown us this summer and our hopes for the season to come. We marvel together at how the Lord continues to heal us, remind us of His truth, and invite us to abide deeper in who He is and who He says we are. We chat about how the maturation that comes with repentance and the willingness to start over again with God. We pray that God will do a new thing in you as you join us on the journey this season!
Sister Miriam’s one thing - Separate Vocations of Man and Woman - Edith Stein from Essays on Woman (The Collected Works of Edith Stein) - Edith Stein
Heather’s one thing - Speak the Unspoken Podcast S02 E02: The power of story with Heather Kyhm
Michelle’s one thing - Fr. Dave Pivonka, Dr. Bob Rice, and the entire orientation team at Franciscan University of Steubenville
Discussion questions:
- What stood out to you from this week’s episode?
- What areas did you learn you needed to grow over this summer? How did God stretch you, humble you, invite you to abide more?
- In what ways would you like to begin again today? What must you repent of? What must you turn your eyes away from to be able to see Christ looking at you?
Journal Questions:
- How did you see the Lord using events or memories of your past to grow you, mature you and heal you this summer?
- What desires would you like to name for the Lord to fulfill as we move into a new season?
- How can you let the Lord love you where you are most vulnerable and dependent?
Quotes to Ponder: “Always, we begin again.” - St. Benedict
Scripture for Lectio Divina - “It is not that I have already taken hold of it or have already attained perfect maturity, but I continue my pursuit in hope that I may possess it, since I have indeed been taken possession of by Christ Jesus. Brothers, I for my part do not consider myself to have taken possession. Just one thing: forgetting what lies behind but straining forward to what lies ahead, I continue my pursuit toward the goal, the prize of God’s upward calling, in Christ Jesus.” - Philippians 3:12-14
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S14 E14 - Leading with God-Given Authority (Part 2)
Abiding Together
04/29/24 • 44 min
In this week's episode, we continue our conversation about leading with our God-given authority, particularly in our spiritual or biological motherhood. We talk about how God has blessed us with the Sacraments, Scripture, and prayer to fight spiritual battles. We reflect on the importance of rooting our identity in Christ, how Our Lady modeled feminine leadership, and practical ways to do spiritual warfare. We also discuss generational bondage, repairing trust, and the power of an apology given and received.
Heather’s One Thing - Her Battle Cry playlist and her friendship with Michelle and Sister Miriam and the way they have helped her through dark seasons in life
Sister Miriam’s One Thing - Having Heather visit and The Litany of the Waiting Woman
Michelle’s One Thing - Bee Still a Catholic Jewelry Company
Other Resources Mentioned:
- Priscilla Shirer’s talk on the Armor of God and the schemes of the devil
- Sr. Miriam and Fr. John Burn’s talks on forgiveness (Healing Through Forgiveness and Seeking Healing Through Forgiveness)
- Sr. Miriam’s Forgiveness Meditation
- Renouncing Lies and Announcing Truth – 7 Deadly Wounds
- Scripture Verses on Identity
Journal Questions:
- What areas does the enemy often attack me in this area? What are my frequent sins?
- What are the deeper longs behind my frequent sins?
- Am I tempted to under-spiritualize or over-spiritualize the sufferings, temptations, and attacks in my life?
- When did I last go to confession? When am I planning to go next?
- What battles have I inherited from my family? How can I take responsibility for those battles?
Discussion Questions:
- How can you apply the invitation to worship rather than worry in your current season?
- What are the prayers and tools God has given you out of love to help you on this journey?
- Who has been entrusted to you? How can you pray for them and do battle?
- Where in my life can I invite Christ’s Precious Blood into my life and family?
- What are some of Jesus’ promises in response to the attacks you face?
Quote to Ponder:
“Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication.” (Ephesians 6:10-18)
Scripture for Lectio:
“Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them” (Deuteronomy 4:9)
Sponsor - Leanne Bowen:
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S01 Episode 01: Coffee, Unity & Companionship
Abiding Together
02/18/17 • 36 min
We discuss the quote, "if ever there comes a time when the women of the world come together purely and simply for the benefit of all mankind, it will be a force such as the world has never known." And we introduce our favorite things of the week!
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S15 E5 - Theology of Communion
Abiding Together
10/21/24 • 34 min
In this week's episode, we talk about the theology of communion. Our desire for communion with others is very good and comes from God Himself. In fact, our ache for community is an ache for eternity. God desires to bring us into an eternal communion with Him and the community here on earth points towards this in a small way. We discuss what happens when we experience a broken community, the challenges faced in building community, and how community changes throughout the seasons of life.
Heather’s One Thing - My art on the “They That Hope” podcast mug (add photos to website)
Sister Miriam’s One Thing - Best Ever Crock Pot Roast Recipe
Michelle’s One Thing - Every Sacred Sunday Mass Journal
Announcement:
Order your Abiding Together shirt in our shop today!
Journal Questions:
- How have I been wounded within community? How have I been healed through community?
- In what ways are my friendships free, total, faithful, and fruitful? In what ways are my friendships not free, total, faithful, and fruitful?
- What kind of friend do I need to tend to my heart?
- What kind of friend am I to my friends’ hearts?
- How have I withheld belonging from others?
Discussion Questions:
- How has your need and capacity for community changed over the years?
- How can you extend belonging to people in your community?
- What lies isolate you from entering into friendship?
- How is God inviting you to cultivate and receive community?
Quotes to Ponder:
"God is love and in himself he lives a mystery of personal loving communion. Creating the human race in his own image .... God inscribed in the humanity of man and woman the vocation, and thus the capacity and responsibility, of love and communion." (CCC 2331)
“The person who loves their dream of community will destroy community, but the person who loves those around them will create community.” (Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community)
Scripture for Lectio:
“And fear came upon every soul; and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. And all who believed were together and had all things in common; and they sold their possessions and goods and distributed them to all, as any had need. And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they partook of food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.” (Acts 2:43-47)
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Timestamps:
00:00 - CORDA
01:23 - Intro
02:15 - Announcement
02:42 - Welcome
04:23 - Scripture Verse and Guiding Quotes
05:47 - Initial Thoughts
08:41 - The Desire for Communion is Good
13:39 - Community Takes Work
16:36 - Learning How to Love
18:04 - Identifying the Lies
24:34 - Understanding the Wounds of Others
29:00 - One Things

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S16 E6 - Spiritual Mentorship: Being Formed in Jesus
Abiding Together
02/24/25 • 37 min
In this episode, we talk about spiritual mentorship and being formed in Jesus. We reflect on the spiritual mentors who have journeyed with us and share stories about the lessons that have shaped who we are today. We also talk about why comparison crushes our ability to receive, our calling to make disciples of all nations, and how the daily witness of our lives is an answer to this call.
Heather’s One Thing - Fix You (Live from the O2 Arena) by Jacob Collier and Chris Martin
Sister Miriam’s One Thing - Dr. Christin McIntyre on the Restore the Glory Podcast and her lectures on Thomistic Psychology (Part 1) (Part 2)
Michelle’s One Thing - Dr. Mary Lou and Chris O’Grady and letting us use their beach home
Announcement:
Join us for our Lenten Study beginning March 5th, 2025 as we journey through “Jesus and the Jubilee: The Biblical Roots of the Year of God’s Favor“ by Dr. John Bergsma. We look forward to sitting at the feet of a leading scholar as we unpack what the Lord has in store for us in the year of Jubilee.
Order your copy at the St. Paul Center with promo code “ABIDE15” for 15% off. There are also bulk discounts available. The St. Paul Center just restocked their inventory so they have plenty of books for you to order!
Journal Questions:
- Who has mentored me throughout my life?
- Who have I mentored throughout my life?
- How have I failed to acknowledge the humanity of my mentors?
- What intentional “yeses” can I give to mentoring or being mentored in this season?
Discussion Questions:
- What were the practical ways that you were able to receive mentorship in your life?
- What parts of the Face of God did my mentors reveal to me despite their own brokenness?
- How have your peers mentored you in different seasons?
- Who can you help discover & release their gifts to the world?
Quote to Ponder:
“Modern man listens more willingly to witnesses than to teachers, and if he listens to teachers, it is because they are witnesses.” (Pope Paul VI, On Evangelization in the Modern World)
Scripture for Lectio:
“How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!” (Romans 10:14-15)
Sponsor - Hallow:
This episode is sponsored by Hallow, the #1 prayer app in the world with over 10,000 prayers, meditations, and music to help you find peace and grow closer to God. Hallow's annual Pray40 challenge for Lent is a powerful way to dive deeper into the three pillars of Lent: prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. This year's Pray40 is called The Way and focuses on the writings of St. Josemaría Escrivá and the story of Servant of God Takashi Nagai. You can join Sr. Miriam as well as other Christian voices like Jonathan Roumie, Fr. Mike Schmitz, Mark Wahlberg, actor Chris Pratt, and more for this 40-day journey to the cross. As we meditate on the lives of those who follow Christ, we’ll see that despite the noise and distraction of today, Jesus died on the cross so that we might know His love and, ultimately, eternal life. We need only to follow His Way.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Hallow
01:23 - Intro
02:15 - Welcome
03:26 - The Loss of a Mentor
05:20 - Receiving and Giving
06:40 - Scripture Verse and Guiding Quote
07:16 - Michelle’s Mentors
11:26 - Sister’s Mentors
15:02 - Heather’s Mentors
18:04 - Sitting at Each Other’s Feet
18:50 - St. Pope John Paul II
19:47 - The Next Generation
22:06 - Spiritual and Biological Grandparents
25:04 - We are Called to Disciple
26:36 - Where You are Standing is Holy Ground
28:13 - Giving Our Yes to Jesus
30:56 - Speaking Blessings
32:10 - One Things

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S10 E03: Journey Into the Deep
Abiding Together
09/27/21 • 35 min
In this episode, we discuss how God meets us where we are rather than where we pretend to be and invites us into a never-ending love. We chat about acknowledging the deeper desires and longings in our hearts with a holy curiosity and responding to God’s pursuit of us. We also share a sneak peek of the depths we have planned for the rest of this season! We pray you would experience the peace of floating in the deep love he has for you this week through the grace of surrender, trust, and receptivity!
Sister Miriam’s one thing - The Carmelite Sisters of Alhambra
Heather’s one thing - Will and Walker from Rings of the Lord and their handmade rosaries
Michelle’s one thing - The Given Forum. Applications for the 2022 Given Forum will be released on November 1, 2021.
Other Books Mentioned -
Broken Gods: Hope, Healing, and the Seven Longings of the Human Heart - Gregory K. Popcak
Discussion questions:
- What stood out to you from this week’s episode?
- What are some ways you allow God and others to only meet you where you pretend to be rather than where you truly are?
- In the times you have been called out into the deep - what has been the difference between feeling like you are drowning in problems and feeling like you are floating in God’s love and mercy?
- What identity are you most looking forward to exploring the depths of this season - daughter, sister, mother, bride?
Journal Questions:
- What is one area of your life where you feel the need to pretend in front of the Lord? What stands in the way of you trusting God’s love for you right where you are?
- What are the deeper desires, aches, and longings beneath the areas of your life that you are managing well on your own? What fears or insecurities keep you from surrendering these desires to the Lord?
- Where have you already seen Christ fulfill deep desires and longings in your life? Remember and write down the ways the Lord has already moved and take courage for the next season.
Quotes to Ponder: “The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.” - St. Teresa of Avila
Scripture for Lectio Divina - “Deep calls to deep in the roar of your torrents, and all your waves and breakers sweep over me.” - Psalm 42:8
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