To live a spiritual life we must first find the courage to enter into …

Henri Nouwen
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To live a spiritual life we must first find the courage to enter into the desert of loneliness and to change it by gentle and persistent efforts into a garden of solitude. ✨ Henri Nouwen (2013). Reaching Out, p.34, Image
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To live a spiritual life we must first find the courage to enter into the desert of loneliness and to change it by gentle and persistent efforts into a garden of solitude. ✨ Henri Nouwen (2013). Reaching Out, p.34, Image

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