When the women in our newly formed Bible study faced a series of tragedies we suddenly found ourselves sharing deeply personal experiences Facing the loss of a father the pain of a wedding anniversary after divorce the birth of a child who was completely deaf the experience of racing to bring a child to the emergency room mdash it was too much for anyone to carry alone Each person rsquo s vulnerability led to more transparency We cried and prayed together and what started as a group of strangers became a group of close friends in a matter of weeks
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