The only feelings that do not heal are the ones you hide.
HENRI NOUWENKeep a space where God can let something totally new take place.
More Henri Nouwen Quotes
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God, help me to see others not as enemies or as ungodly but rather as thirsty people. And give me the courage and compassion to offer your Living Water, which alone quenches deep thirst.
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Be surprised by joy, be surprised by the little flower that shows its beauty in the midst of a barren desert, and be surprised by the immense healing power that keeps bursting forth like springs of fresh water from the depth of our pain.
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In our own woundedness, we can become sources of life for others.
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This brief lifetime is my opportunity to receive love, deepen love, grow in love, and give love.
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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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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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Without solitude it is virtually impossible to live a spiritual life. We do not take the spiritual life seriously if we do not set aside some time to be with God and listen to him.
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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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Prayer is first of all listening to God. It’s openness. God is always speaking; he’s always doing something.
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We cannot make it rain but we can see to it that the rain falls on prepared soil.
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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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Every time I take a step in the direction of generosity, I know I am moving from fear to love.
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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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If I were to let my life be taken over by what is urgent, I might very well never get around to what is essential.
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What makes us human is not our mind but our heart, not our ability to think but our ability to love.
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It is in solitude that we discover that being is more important than having and that we are worth more than the results of our efforts. In solitude we discover that our life is not a possession to be defended but a gift to be shared.
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I trust in you, Lord, but keep helping me in my moments of distrust and doubt.
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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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Our life is a time in which sadness and joy kiss each other at every moment.
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We need to be angels for each other, to give each other strength and consolation. Because only when we fully realize that the cup of life is not only a cup of sorrow but also a cup of joy will we be able to drink it.
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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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Joy is the experience of knowing that you are unconditionally loved.
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Once we deeply trust that we ourselves are precious in God’s eyes, we are able to recognize the preciousness of others and their unique places in God’s heart.
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One of the tragedies of our life is that we keep forgetting who we are.
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Community is first of all a quality of the heart. It grows from the spiritual knowledge that we are alive not for ourselves but for one another.
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Community means that people come together around the table, not just to feed their bodies, but to feed their minds and their relationships.
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