We are called to be fruitful - not successful, not productive, not acc…

Henri Nouwen
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We are called to be fruitful - not successful, not productive, not accomplished. Success comes from strength, stress, and human effort. Fruitfulness comes from vulnerability and the admission of our own weakness.
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