When we become aware that we do not have to escape our pains, but that…

Henri Nouwen
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When we become aware that we do not have to escape our pains, but that we can mobilize them into a common search for life, those very pains are transformed from expressions of despair into signs of hope. ✨ Henri Nouwen (2013). The Wounded Healer: Ministry in Contemporary Society, p.93, Image
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When we become aware that we do not have to escape our pains, but that we can mobilize them into a common search for life, those very pains are transformed from expressions of despair into signs of hope. ✨ Henri Nouwen (2013). The Wounded Healer: Ministry in Contemporary Society, p.93, Image

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