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Prophetic Words

As she looked at those prophetic words, tears began to run down her face. Her brimming eyes traveled to the devastation laying all around her. Why? Why did this have to happen to her? She wasn’t ready for this. But who could be ready for the utter devastation that now encompassed her? She looked at the fortune in her hand. The words swam before her eyes. Willing the tears away, she looked at the words again. Really looked at them. There was always a silver lining. And here it was. “To gain worth having…” Hope. Hope began to glimmer. Things were going to get better. Her life would rebuild itself and it would go on. At least, she hoped.

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