It is not darkness you are going to, for God is Light. It is not lonely, for Christ is with you. It is not unknown country, for Christ is there.
Charles KingsleyAbout author
- Author's profession: Clergyman
- Nationality: english
- Born: June 12, 1819
- Died: January 23, 1875
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