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The joy that compassion brings

Henri J.M. Nouwen
December 2014 (Vol. XXVII, No. 11)

The joy that compassion brings is one of the best-kept secrets of humanity . . . a secret known to only a very few people, a secret to be rediscovered over and over again.

~ Henri J.M. Nouwen
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