All great spirituality is about what we do with our pain. If we do not…

Richard Rohr
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All great spirituality is about what we do with our pain. If we do not transform our pain, we will transmit it to those around us.
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All great spirituality is about what we do with our pain. If we do not transform our pain, we will transmit it to those around us.

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