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My First Church Had Seven Members In It, And I Have To Remember, The Rent Was $225 A Month And I Worked For Union Carbide And Took The Check I Made From Work To Pay For The Rent To Keep The Church Open.

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My First Church Had Seven Members In It, And I Have To Remember, The Rent Was $225 A Month And I Worked For Union Carbide And Took The Check I Made From Work To Pay For The Rent To Keep The Church Open.

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Family And Friends

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Presence Of God

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Sometimes We're So Busy Trying To Get Things And At The End Of The Day, All We Need Is Love.

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