The crisis of our prayer life is that our minds may be filled with ide…

Henri Nouwen
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The crisis of our prayer life is that our minds may be filled with ideas of God while our hearts remain far from him. ✨ Henri J. M. Nouwen (2016). The Spiritual Life: Eight Essential Titles by Henri Nouwen, p.33, HarperCollins
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The crisis of our prayer life is that our minds may be filled with ideas of God while our hearts remain far from him. ✨ Henri J. M. Nouwen (2016). The Spiritual Life: Eight Essential Titles by Henri Nouwen, p.33, HarperCollins

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