Prayer is the most concrete way to make our home in God. ✨ Henri Nouwe…

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Prayer is the most concrete way to make our home in God. ✨ Henri Nouwen (2013). Lifesigns: Intimacy, Fecundity, and Ecstasy in Christian Perspective, p.27, Image
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Prayer is the most concrete way to make our home in God. ✨ Henri Nouwen (2013). Lifesigns: Intimacy, Fecundity, and Ecstasy in Christian Perspective, p.27, Image

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