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If we believe that this particular pain is the one that will push the baby out of the womb and into our arms, we somehow try to make a place for that pain in our heart. Pain is still there: excruciating, terrible pain. But at the moment of birth, we rarely feel betrayal or rage; we somehow feel that this is simply pain that has come with life.

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Wayne Muller, MDiv, is an American bestselling author, therapist, minister, leadership mentor, community advocate, and public speaker. He founded Bread for the Journey, a network of people engaging in local philanthropy. He works specifically with those suffering abuse, addiction and alcoholism, poverty, illness, and loss.

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