My whole life I have been complaining that my work was constantly interrupted, until I discovered that my interruptions were my work.
HENRI NOUWENOur life is a time in which sadness and joy kiss each other at every moment.
More Henri Nouwen Quotes
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The great illusion of leadership is to think that man can be led out of the desert by someone who has never been there.
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Prayer is not what is done by us, but rather what is done by the Holy Spirit in us.
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For 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.
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The only feelings that do not heal are the ones you hide.
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Prayer is first of all listening to God. It’s openness. God is always speaking; he’s always doing something.
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Somewhere we know that without silence words lose their meaning, that without listening speaking no longer heals, that without distance closeness cannot cure.
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In a world so torn apart by rivalry, anger, and hatred, we have the privileged vocation to be living signs of a love that can bridge all divisions and heal all wounds.
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You have to listen to the one who calls you beloved. That has to be affirmed over and over again. That is prayer – listening to the voice of the one who calls you “the beloved.”
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When we are crushed like grapes, we cannot think of the wine we will become.
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Pay attention to the people God puts in your path if you want to discern what God is up to in your life.
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Your life is not going to be easy, and it should not be easy. It ought to be hard. It ought to be radical; it ought to be restless; it ought to lead you to places you’d rather not go.
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Life is just a little opportunity for you during a few years to say, “I love you, too.”
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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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Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.
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Trust that the treasure we look for is hidden in the ground on which we stand.
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