Tides
The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.Kahlil Gibran
The Prophet · On Joy and Sorrow
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Spiritual writers
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Literary and devotional voices exploring connection, faith, and meaning. Their traditions and beliefs differ; each author’s context matters.
Devotional writing
Writing shaped by religious reflection or practice, such as Donne’s meditations on illness and human connection.
Parable
A story that invites reflection through an imagined situation, rather than a literal historical claim.
Belonging
No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.John Donne
Devotions upon Emergent Occasions · Meditation XVII · 1624
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