I know that I have to move from speaking about Jesus to letting him sp…

Henri Nouwen
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I know that I have to move from speaking about Jesus to letting him speak within me, from thinking about Jesus to letting him think within me, from acting for and with Jesus to letting him act through me. I know the only way for me to see the world is to see it through his eyes. ✨ Henri J. M. Nouwen (2011). Finding Our Sacred Center: A Journey to Inner Peace, p.8, Twenty-Third Publications
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