Wherever there is real love for you, take it and be strengthened by it. As your body, heart, and mind come to know that you are loved, your weakest part will feel attracted to that love. What has remained separated and unreachable will let itself be drawn into the love you have been able to receive. One day you will discover that your anguish is gone. It will leave you because your weakest self let itself be embraced by your love.
pick🤩🤩🤩! I love Henri! This is my second book of his. I wanna #reread Life Of The Beloved, it was one of my favorite books this year ✝️💕#books #Amazing #beautiful #bibliophile #Jesus #Innervoiceoflove
Your true identity is as a child of God.
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"A seed only flourishes by staying in the ground in which it was sown." #wisdom #seed #growth #spirituality
Here is a taste from today's #RecommendsDay book:
"When you suddenly seem to lose all you thought you had gained, do not despair. Your healing is not a straight line. You must expect setbacks and regressions. Don't say to yourself, 'All is lost. I have to start all over again.' This is not true. What you have gained, you have gained."
Henri Nouwen was a Dutch Catholic priest whose writings I admire. He was a teacher for many years, spending his final years living and working with adults with disabilities in a L'Arche Community in Canada.
If you're not familiar with L'Arche I'd encourage you to look it up. I used to work with a L'Arche community in Belfast.
This book is a deep and emotional journal about Nouwen's experience with depression and how he found hope. I love it. ❤
When suddenly you seem to lose all you thought you had gained, do not despair. You must expect setbacks and regressions. Don't say to yourself "All is lost. I have to start all over again." This is not true. What you have gained you have gained....When you return to the road, you return to the place where you left it, not to where you started.
The Inner Voice of Love: A Journey Through Anguish to Freedom | 
