United in suffering: Martyrdom as Christian vocation

The peace of God, it is no peace,
But strife closed in the sod,
Yet, brothers, pray for but one thing—
The marvelous peace of God.
(William Alexander Percy, 1924)
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United in suffering: Martyrdom as Christian vocation
The peace of God, it is no peace,
But strife closed in the sod,
Yet, brothers, pray for but one thing—
The marvelous peace of God.
(William Alexander Percy, 1924)
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