We need to be angels for each other, to give each other strength and c…

Henri Nouwen
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We need to be angels for each other, to give each other strength and consolation. Because only when we fully realize that the cup of life is not only a cup of sorrow but also a cup of joy will we be able to drink it.
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One way to express the spiritual crisis of our time is to say that most of us have an address but cannot be found there. ✨ Henri J. M. Nouwen (2016). The Spiritual Life: Eight Essential Titles by Hen … ▶
Gratitude goes beyond the 'mine' and 'thine' and claims the truth that all of life is a pure gift. In the past I always thought of gratitude as a spontaneous response to the awareness of gifts receiv … ▶
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I often wonder if my knowledge about God has not become my greatest stumbling block to my knowledge of God. ✨ Henri J. M. Nouwen (1981). A cry for mercy: prayers from the Genesee, Doubleday Books
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.

We need to be angels for each other, to give each other strength and consolation. Because only when we fully realize that the cup of life is not only a cup of sorrow but also a cup of joy will we be able to drink it.

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