In solitude we become aware that we were together before we came together and that life is not a creation of our will but rather an obedient response to the reality of our being united. (Henri Nouwen)

In solitude we become aware that we were together before we came together and that life is not a creation of our will but rather an obedient response to the reality of our being united.

Henri Nouwen

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