When hope stutters, invoke beauty in your heart.

John O'Donohue is an Irish poet and Catholic scholar. He was awarded a Ph.D. in philosophical theology from the University of Tubingen. His writings include "Anam Cara," "Air: Breath of God," "Stone as the Tabernacle of Memory," "Water: The Tears of the Earth," and "Echoes of Memory"--a book of poems. He has a Ph.D. in philosophical theology from the University of Tubingen.

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Excerpted from "Anam Cara"
By John O'Donohue
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