"Prayer heals. Not just the answer to prayer. When we give up our competition with God and offer God every part of our heart, holding back nothing at all, we come to know God's love for us and discover how safe we are in his embrace. Once we know again that God has not rejected us, but keeps us close to his heart, we can find again the joy of living, even though God might guide our life in a different direction from our desires."
- Henri Nouwen, The Road to Daybreak (p. 120)
I wonder if Mr. Nouwen ever thought as he wrote, man - this is so profound. I am so profound. I doubt it, but it's true. Every word out of that man's mind/mouth is profound.
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