By Henri Nouwen

Our true identity is hidden in the center of our being. Even though we have to live in the world, to participate in it, suffer in it, and enjoy it, we must live from the center of our being, where our identity is defined by God, not others. Living in the center brings us not only into the center of ourself and the center of God, but also into the center of humanity. At the hub of a wagon wheel, we find we are connected to all the spokes. When we live at the center, that’s where we discover our neighbor, we discover ourself, and we discover we are a child of God. This knowledge enables God to work through us, to radiate love into the world.

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