The Beloved Amen Meaning

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“Aren’t you, like me, hoping that some person, thing or event will come along to give you that final feeling of inner well-being you desire?” – (H. Nouwen, P.34) I both wept and hollered “amen” after completing Henri Nouwen’s, Life of the Beloved. For most of my life, the message that someone else or something will bring me a sense of wholeness and/or worthiness, has been held tightly to my chest. Even as I experienced a powerful, spiritual rebirth following a painful divorce, I have still had to push away the message that I am not enough. That my worth depends on others input or approval and that God is disappointed in my imperfection. Similarly, as a mother, I love my children unconditionally, just as my Creator God loves me. So why

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