One of the tragedies of our life is that we keep forgetting who we are.
HENRI NOUWENDear God, I am so afraid to open my clenched fists! Who will I be when I have nothing left to hold on to? Who will I be when I stand before you with empty hands? Please help me to gradually open my hands and to discover that I am not what I own, but what you want to give me.
More Henri Nouwen Quotes
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Our life is a time in which sadness and joy kiss each other at every moment.
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Hospitality is not to change people, but to offer them space where change can take place.
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In our own woundedness, we can become sources of life for others.
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The only feelings that do not heal are the ones you hide.
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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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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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Our humanity comes to its fullest bloom in giving. We become beautiful people when we give whatever we can give: a smile, a handshake, a kiss, an embrace, a word of love, a present, a part of our life…all of our life.
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The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing that is a friend who cares.
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The main question is not, how can we hide our wounds but how can we put our woundedness in service to others.
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Trust that the treasure we look for is hidden in the ground on which we stand.
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I trust in you, Lord, but keep helping me in my moments of distrust and doubt.
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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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I am the prodigal son every time I search for unconditional love where it cannot be found.
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Hope means to keep living amid desperation and to keep humming in the darkness.
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We are all healers who can reach out and offer health, and we are all patients in constant need of help.
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