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Who can take away suffering without entering it?

Who can take away suffering without entering it?

Henri Nouwen
Suffering, Entering
Henri Nouwen (2013). “The Wounded Healer: Ministry in Contemporary Society”, p.72, Image

When we learn to move through suffering, rather than avoid it, then we greet it differently. We become willing to let it teach us. We even begin to see how God can use it for some larger end.

Henri Nouwen
Moving, Suffering, Use
Henri Nouwen (2004). “Turn My Mourning into Dancing”, p.15, Thomas Nelson Inc

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.

Henri Nouwen
Suffering, Tragedy, Want

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