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\u201c\u2026when the lost sons are found and adopted and clothed and given their inheritance it brings peace, a radical, overflowing peace like a lazy Sunday afternoon, like a stream running along merrily in the forest, like deep, belly aching laughter with tears rolling down your cheeks. Those who have been found by their God are always found, always being found, like an epic game of hide and seek, laughing with their God, laughing with their Father.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\u201c\u2026when the lost sons are found and adopted and clothed and given their inheritance it brings peace, a radical, overflowing peace like a lazy Sunday afternoon, like a stream running along merrily in the forest, like deep, belly aching laughter with tears rolling down your cheeks. 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