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Prayer Made Sense When Henrí Nouwen Told Me to Give Up

June 20, 2017June 17, 2017 Ed Cyzewski

My oldest son, who is almost five, carries a sea turtle stuffed animal with him just about everywhere he goes. Sea turtle chats with the lobsters at the supermarket, goes down the slide at the playground, and provides a comfortable conversation starter when he’s surrounded by adults and other children at church. With sea turtle […]

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