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Henri Nouwen Quotes: The tragedy of our lives is that, while we suffer from the wounds afflicted on us by those who love us, we cannot avoid wounding those we want to love.
         

The tragedy of our lives is that, while we suffer from the wounds afflicted on us by those who love us, we cannot avoid wounding those we want to love.


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My whole life I have been complaining that my work was constantly interrupted, until I discovered that my interruptions were my work.



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O Lord, make this Lenten season different from the other ones. Let me find you again. Amen.



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