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We all have wounds. We all are in so much pain. It’s precisely this feeling of loneliness that lurks behind all our successes, that feeling of uselessness that hides under all the praise, that feeling of meaninglessness even when people say we are fantastic - that is what makes us sometimes grab onto people and expect from them an affection and love they cannot give.

If we want other people to give us something that only God can give, we become a demon. We say, “Love me!” and before you know it we become violent and demanding and manipulative. It’s so important that we keep forgiving one another - not once in a while, but every moment of life.

Moving from Solitude to Community to Ministry - Henri Nouwen
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Loud and Deep is a blog about faith, culture & whatever else catches my eye. I formerly bloged about art & theology at resonantimages.net.

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