The time when there is nothing at all in your soul except a cry for help may be just that time when God can't give it: you are like the drowning man … - C. S. Lewis

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The time when there is nothing at all in your soul except a cry for help may be just that time when God can't give it: you are like the drowning man who can't be helped because he clutches and grabs. Perhaps your own reiterated cries deafen you to the voice you hoped to hear.

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About C. S. Lewis

Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was an Irish author, scholar of medieval literature, and Christian apologist. He is best known for his essays on Christianity and for the children's fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia.

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Birth Name: Clive Staples Lewis
Alternative Names: Clive Hamilton N. W. Clerk CS Lewis C.S. Lewis Clive Lewis Nat Whilk
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