Quote#God & Faith
When I confessed my sins, I labored to remember the time when and the…
Quote byAnn Lee · 1736–1784
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Communistic Societies of the United States (1875).
English (original)
When I confessed my sins, I labored to remember the time when and the place where I committed them. And when I had confessed them, I cried to God to know if my confession was accepted; and by crying to God continually I traveled out of my loss.
— Ann Lee
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