Why couldn't Jesus command us to obsess over everything, to… - Anne Lamott

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Why couldn't Jesus command us to obsess over everything, to try to control and manipulate people, to try not to breathe at all, or to pay attention, stomp away to brood when people annoy us, and then eat a big bag of Hershey's Kisses in bed?

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Anne Lamott (born 10 April 1954) is an American novelist and non-fiction writer.

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