Prayer is not a "spare wheel" that you pull out when in trouble; it is a "steering wheel" that directs us in the right path throughout life.

祷告不是“备胎”，在紧急状况下才用的；而是“方向盘”，指引我们人生的方向。

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Prayer is not a "spare wheel" that you pull out when in trouble, but it is a "steering wheel" that directs the right path throughout.

祷告不是一个“备胎”，让你在遇到麻烦时拉出来用，祷告实在是一个“方向盘”，指示正确的道路。

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Yet nothing but fate could spare the Oklahoma City suburb's residents from the tornado that cut a mile-wide path that literally leveled whatever it passed over.

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