The church is not an institution forcing us to follow rules but a comm…

Henri Nouwen
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The church is not an institution forcing us to follow rules but a community inviting us to still our hunger and thirst at its table.
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The church is not an institution forcing us to follow rules but a community inviting us to still our hunger and thirst at its table.

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