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Henri Nouwen Quotes: Waiting is a period of learning. The longer we wait, the more we hear about him for whom we are waiting.
         

Waiting is a period of learning. The longer we wait, the more we hear about him for whom we are waiting.


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Waiting is a period of learning. The longer we wait, the more we hear about him for whom we are waiting.
         



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