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.
HENRI NOUWENThose who keep speaking about the sun while walking under a cloudy sky are messengers of hope, the true saints of our day.
More Henri Nouwen Quotes
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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 am the prodigal son every time I search for unconditional love where it cannot be found.
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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 heart is greater than your wounds.
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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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Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended and not to be shared.
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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 can never coexist with judgement because judgement creates the distance, the distinction, which prevents us from really being with the other.
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Solitude is the furnace of transformation. Without solitude we remain victims of our society and continue to be entangled in the illusions of the false self.
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Spiritual maturity is not knowing what to do with your whole life, but just knowing what to do next.
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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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Let’s not be afraid to look at everything that has brought us to where we are now and trust that we will soon see in it the guiding hand of a loving God.
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One of the tragedies of our life is that we keep forgetting who we are.
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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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