Quotemeal: Nov. 2nd, 1954

Tuesday, November 2, 1954

"Our life is full of brokenness - broken relationships, broken promises, broken expectations. How can we live with that brokenness without becoming bitter and resentful except by returning again and again to God's faithful presence in our lives."
— Henri Nouwen

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"In his love he clothes us, enfolds us and embraces us; that tender love completely surrounds us, never to leave us."
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"Sin will take you farther than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay, and cost you more than you want to pay."
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"Those who keep speaking about the sun while walking under a cloudy sky are messengers of hope, the true saints of our day."
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Illustration of Henri Nouwen — "Our life is full of brokenness - broken relationships, broken promises, broken expectations. How can we live with that brokenness without becoming bitter and resentful except by returning again and again to God's faithful presence in our lives."

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