That is our vocation: to convert the enemy into a guest and to create …

Henri Nouwen
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That is our vocation: to convert the enemy into a guest and to create the free and fearless space where brotherhood and sisterhood can be formed and fully experienced. ✨ Henri Nouwen (2013). Reaching Out, p.64, Image
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