"I remember as a boy being told by my mother that the Queen
of England was very special because she has two birthdays — an actual one and an official one. As a child the idea of two birthdays sounded very attractive.
If you are a Christian, you also, in a manner of speaking, have two birthdays. When the Kent martyr Alice Potkins was arrested in 1556, she was asked her age. She replied that she was 49 ‘according to her old age’ but only one ‘according to her young age, since she learned Christ’. Many could say something similar."
If you are a Christian, you also, in a manner of speaking, have two birthdays. When the Kent martyr Alice Potkins was arrested in 1556, she was asked her age. She replied that she was 49 ‘according to her old age’ but only one ‘according to her young age, since she learned Christ’. Many could say something similar."
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