He learned from these men and women with disabilities, those for whom need was a constant and who were always dependent on others. While living with those who had to receive, he began to learn how to receive. He finally found the fulfillment he craved when he came to the end of placing any confidence in himself. Only then could he begin to rest in God’s love and care. That’s what his brothers and sisters with disabilities taught Henri Nouwen—that in receiving, in letting ourselves be loved and loving in return, only then are we becoming human. This posture of humility and vulnerability is not
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