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Work Is Never Done

Despite his popularity, John Chrysostom sometimes became discouraged with the seeming deafness of his listeners as they failed to apply the truths he spoke week after week. He once complained, "My work is like that of a man who is trying to clean a piece of ground into which a muddy stream is constantly flowing."

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