Learning to weep, learning to keep vigil, learning to wait for the daw…

Henri Nouwen
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Learning to weep, learning to keep vigil, learning to wait for the dawn. Perhaps this is what it means to be human. ✨ Henri Nouwen (2013). Reaching Out, p.35, Image
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