The story of human caring is universal; built on a foundation of caring-healing-loving and comprising intersubjective shared intimacy, authenticity, and presence. Each person's relationship with story is worthy of telling as it connects the individual to the collective, the personal to the global. The story of human caring is the result of intertwined narratives; the love, light, and prayer we hold for ourselves and each other in the world.
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