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We have been called to be fruitful–not successful, not productive, not accomplished. Success comes from strength, stress, and human effort. Fruitfulness comes from vulnerability and the admission of our own weakness.<\/p>\n

Henri J. M. Nouwen
\nPublic address at Yale, March 30, 1995<\/p>\n

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