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\u201cMom, do you ever just hold God\u2019s hand?\u201d He asked me. \u201cYou know, like close your eyes and see God reaching out to you, and reach back? Do you ever just sit there in the quiet with your eyes closed tight and feel Him holding on to you?\u201d \u00a0 No, son, not until today when […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1979,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[4,5,22],"class_list":["post-3376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-catholic","tag-faith","tag-trey"],"yoast_head":"\nHolding the Hand of God<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\""Mom, do you ever just hold God's hand?" He asked me. "You know, like close your eyes and see God reaching out to you, and reach back? 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