No one person can fulfill all your needs. But the community can truly …

Henri Nouwen
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No one person can fulfill all your needs. But the community can truly hold you. The community can let you experience the fact that, beyond your anguish, there are human hands that hold you and show you God's faithful love. ✨ Henri Nouwen (2010). The Inner Voice of Love: A Journey Through Anguish to Freedom, p.7, Image
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