Two Went Up to the Temple to Pray

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Edward
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Two Went Up to the Temple to Pray

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Two went to pray! Or rather say,
One went to brag, the other to pray;

One stands up close and treads on high,
Where the other dares not lend his eye;

One nearer to the altar trod;
The other to the altar's God.

- Richard Crashaw
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us"
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