A Quote by Os Guinness

We are not primarily called to do something or go somewhere; we are called to Someone. We are not called first to special work but to God. The key to answering the call is to be devoted to no one and to nothing above God himself.

Os Guinness

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Os Guinness
Irish - Author
Born: September 30, 1941

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Os Guinness

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