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When you have loved deeply, that love can grow even stronger after the death of the person you love. That is the core message of Jesus.

Henri Nouwen

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Henri Nouwen
Age: 64 †
Born: 1932
Born: January 24
Died: 1996
Died: September 21
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Henri Jozef Machiel Nouwen
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We must ask ourselves how many times others would benefit more from our silence than from our words.
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