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Living a spiritual life requires a change of heart, a conversion. such a conversion may be marked by a sudden inner change, or it can take place through a long, quiet process of transformation. but it always involves an inner experience of oneness.
-Henri Nouwen
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Living A Spiritual Life Requires A Change

Henri Nouwen
Living a spiritual life requires a change of heart, a conversion. such a conversion may be marked by a sudden inner change, or it can take place through a long, quiet process of transformation. but it always involves an inner experience of oneness.
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