Often we come home from a sharing session with a feeling that somethin…

Henri Nouwen
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Often we come home from a sharing session with a feeling that something precious has been taken away from us or that holy ground has been trodden upon. ✨ Henri J. M. Nouwen (2016). The Spiritual Life: Eight Essential Titles by Henri Nouwen, p.26, HarperCollins
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Now I wonder whether I have sufficiently realized that during all this time God has been trying to find me, to know me, and to love me. The question is not 'How am I to find God?' but 'How am I to le … ▶
Your life is not going to be easy, and it should not be easy. It ought to be hard. It ought to be radical; it ought to be restless; it ought to lead you to places you'd rather not go.
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People who read your ideas tend to think that your writings reflect your life. ✨ Henri J.M. Nouwen (2013). The Genesee Diary: Report from a Trappist Monastery, p.110, Image
Life is just a little opportunity for you during a few years to say, I love you, too. ✨ A higher power is leading you; be led by the same. It knows what to do and how to do it. Trust to It.

Often we come home from a sharing session with a feeling that something precious has been taken away from us or that holy ground has been trodden upon. ✨ Henri J. M. Nouwen (2016). The Spiritual Life: Eight Essential Titles by Henri Nouwen, p.26, HarperCollins

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