Now I wonder whether I have sufficiently realized that during all this…

Henri Nouwen
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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 let myself be found by him?' The question is not 'How am I to love God?' but 'How am I to let myself be loved by God?' ✨ Henri Nouwen (2013). The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming, p.106, Image
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