Prayer is not a pious decoration of life but the breath of human exist…

Henri Nouwen
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Prayer is not a pious decoration of life but the breath of human existence. ✨ Henri Nouwen (2013). The Wounded Healer: Ministry in Contemporary Society, p.17, Image
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