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September 2004 : letter of Jean Vanier

I am with the International Council of Faith and Light in this retreat house 30 kms outside of Damascus. We are told that the prophet Elijah stayed in a cave near here, (see the First Book of Kings, ch 19), where he waited for the presence of God. God came but was not in the hurricane nor in the earth quake nor in the fire. God, the God of Tenderness and Compassion, was present in the gentle evening breeze. It is good to be here on this little mountain and to sense the gentle presence of God in the quiet evening breeze...
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