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Lisa Duffy: A Million Unheard Souls

Here Are Our Favorite Pope Quotes To Inspire You On The Road To Healing After Divorce

Last updated on: August 17, 2016 at 7:39 am   by Lisa Duffy

Here Are Our Favorite Pope Quotes To Inspire You On The Road To Healing After Divorce 2016-08-17T07:39:50-04:00 Lisa Duffy

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“We are not the sum of our weaknesses and failures, we are the sum of the Father’s love for us.” – 17th World Youth Day Solemn Mass Homily Of The Holy Father John Paul II

Divorce is such a devastating experience and many people suffer greatly from believing they are less of a person somehow because they’re divorced. But this one word, “divorce” does not and could never encapsulate who you are as a person. You are a living, breathing human being with a mind and a body, a heart and a soul. You are loved by a God who created you and gave you a distinct purpose in life. You are not the sum of one word, nor are you validated by a social status. Divorce is something that happened to you. It is not who you are. It took me a long time after my divorce to accept and embrace this understanding, but it was precisely what opened the doors for me to new life.

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