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I\u2019ve heard it said that Francis of Assisi was the \u201conly Christian.\u201d Certainly as one reads the gospels there couldn\u2019t be many who could be, really be.<\/p>\n

Too crazy\u2026<\/p>\n

Way too crazy\u2026<\/p>\n

And. So much in those \u201cands\u201d we find in life, hey?<\/p>\n

Today is the feast of his friend and companion Clare<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Maybe the only other Christian\u2026 <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a word from a Buddhist<\/a>. I suggest it might well be worth taking a moment to notice Clare and her friend\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I\u2019ve heard it said that Francis of Assisi was the \u201conly Christian.\u201d Certainly as one reads the gospels there couldn\u2019t be many who could be, really be. Too crazy\u2026 Way too crazy\u2026 And. So much in those \u201cands\u201d we find in life, hey? Today is the feast of his friend and companion Clare. Maybe the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nGiving It All Away<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I've heard it said that Francis of Assisi was the "only Christian." 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