Pope Francis says the name of God is mercy. Our name was me… - Anne Lamott

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Pope Francis says the name of God is mercy. Our name was mercy, too, until we put it away to become more productive, more admired and less vulnerable. We tend to forget it's still there.

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

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Pope Francis says the name of God is mercy. Our name was mercy, too, until we put it away to become more productive, more admired and less vulnerable… - Anne Lamott

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