Every time I take a step in the direction of generosity, I know I am moving from fear to love.
HENRI NOUWENFor Jesus, there are no countries to be conquered, no ideologies to be imposed, no people to be dominated. There are only children, women and men to be loved.
More Henri Nouwen Quotes
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Joy is the experience of knowing that you are unconditionally loved.
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The fruits of your labors may be reaped two generations from now. Trust, even when you don’t see the results.
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Hospitality is not to change people, but to offer them space where change can take place.
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I feel strongly that the God we meet in solitude is always the God who calls us to community.
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I often wonder if my knowledge about God has not become my greatest stumbling block to my knowledge of God.
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Dare to love and to be a real friend. The love you give and receive is a reality that will lead you closer and closer to God as well as those whom God has given you to love.
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Waiting time is not wasting time. Waiting patiently in expectation is the foundation of the spiritual life.
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Forgiveness changes the way we remember.
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My whole life I have been complaining that my work was constantly interrupted, until I discovered that my interruptions were my work.
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The spiritual life is a life beyond moods. It is a life in which we choose joy and do not allow ourselves to become victims of passing feelings of happiness or depression.
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If you feel loved, you can do a thousand things. If you feel rejected, everything becomes a problem.
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I trust in you, Lord, but keep helping me in my moments of distrust and doubt.
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Self-rejection is the greatest enemy of the spiritual life because it contradicts the sacred voice that calls us the Beloved.
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Compassion requires us to be weak with the weak, vulnerable with the vulnerable, and powerless with the powerless. Compassion means full immersion in the condition of being human.
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Our life is a time in which sadness and joy kiss each other at every moment.
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