Blessing Quotes by Henri Nouwen

9 Blessing quotes by Henri Nouwen

Henri Nouwen’s nine gentle musings on blessings invite quiet contemplation, distilling his spiritual tenderness into a brief, nourishing collection.

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Precisely where I feel my poverty is where I discover God's blessing.

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To give someone a blessing is the most significant affirmation we can offer.

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Forgiveness changes the way we remember. It converts the curse into a blessing. Forgiveness indeed heals memories . . .

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I'm learning that the blessing is located in our poor people, in people who are weak; they are the ones we should…

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What once seemed such a curse has become a blessing. All the agony that threatened to destroy my life now seems like…

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Ministers are powerless people who have nothing to boast of except their weaknesses. But when the Lord whom they serve fills them…

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Any dance of celebration must weave both the sorrows and the blessings into a joyful step…To heal is to let the Holy…

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The most important thing I've come to believe in is that people with mental handicaps have a unique mission to bring God's…

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The Church will always be renewed when our attention shifts from ourselves to those who need our care. The blessing of Jesus…

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Somewhere we know that without silence, words lose their meaning.

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I choose L'Arche; L'Arche chooses me. I would be dead if I weren't here. I need people to love me and care for me.

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The truth, even though I cannot feel it right now, is that I am the chosen child of God, precious in God's eyes, called…

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Where true inner freedom is, there is God. And where God is, there we want to be.

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