Death is a friend who wants to welcome us home

Henri Nouwen

Is itpossible to prepare for our death with the same attentiveness that our parents had in preparing for our birth?

Can we wait for our death as for a friend who wants to welcome us home?

~ from OUR GREATEST GIFT by Henri Nouwen

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