A gift to be celebrated with joy

Henri J. M. Nouwen

The discipline of gratitude is the explicit effort to acknowledge that all I am and have is given to me as a gift of love, a gift to be celebrated with joy.

~ from THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL SON by Henri J. M. Nouwen

The Return Of The Prodigal Son

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