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Forgiveness changes the way we remember. It converts the curse into a blessing. Forgiveness indeed heals memories . . . ✨ Henri J. M. Nouwen (2009). Bread for the Journey: A Daybook of Wisdom and Faith, p.29, Harper Collins
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I was forced to enter the basement of my soul and look directly at what was hidden there, and to choose, in the face of it all, not death but life. ✨ Henri Nouwen (2010). The Inner Voice of Love: A J … ▶
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Forgiveness changes the way we remember. It converts the curse into a blessing. Forgiveness indeed heals memories . . . ✨ Henri J. M. Nouwen (2009). Bread for the Journey: A Daybook of Wisdom and Faith, p.29, Harper Collins

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