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Close anonymous adult portrait looking down at an unmarked rolled letter held loosely, sober thoughtful face, no tears over writing or speech.
Artwork is an interpretation. Scripture is quoted from the People's Open Bible.

2 Corinthians 7:8

The Letter That Grieved

Sorrow That Leads to Restoration · 2 Corinthians 7

Story guide: Visual essay: An anonymous reader’s sober expression illustrates the letter’s painful effect; no words are supplied to its blank surface.

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8For even if I grieved you with the letter, I do not regret it—though I did regret it, for I see that that letter grieved you, though only for a time.

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