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Down in "the miry clay"

Down in "the miry clay"

A few reflections after seeing the Oscar-nominated documentary "All the Beauty and the Bloodshed"

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Jeffrey Overstreet
Mar 22, 2023
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As I drive into Seattle sunshine on my way to work, I am listening to prayers sung with passion and longing, and I am haunted by the darkness I explored last night watching the documentary All the Beauty and the Bloodshed.

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