Living a spiritual life requires a change of heart, a conversion. Such a conversion may be marked by a sudden inner change,… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
To listen is very hard, because it asks of us so much interior stability that we no longer need to prove ourselves… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Listening is a form of spiritual hospitality by which you invite strangers to become friends, to get to know their inner selves… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Prayer is first of all listening to God. It's openness. God is always speaking; he's always doing something. Prayer is to enter… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
The great # conversion called for by Jesus is to move from belonging to the world to belonging to God. — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Teaching, therefore, asks first of all the creation of a space where students and teachers can enter into a fearless communication with… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Listening is much more than allowing another to talk while waiting for a chance to respond. Listening is paying full attention to… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
We are not the healers, we are not the reconcilers, we are not the givers of life. We are sinful, broken, vulnerable people who… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
The more we touch the intimate love of God which creates, sustains, and guides us, the more we recognize the multitude of fruits that… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Feelings of guilt dominate our work as peacemakers we cannot last long. But when we have opened each other's eyes to the great human… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
...we all want to hear stories, from the moment we are born to the moment we die. Stories connect our little lives with the… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
I have found it very important...to let go of my wishes and start hoping. — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Simply being with someone is difficult because it asks of us that we share in the other's vulnerability, enter with him or her into… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Jesus says, "Keep your heart on the kingdom first. Keep your heart on God's love. Keep focused on the fact that you are God's… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
This sounds very simple and maybe even trite, but very few people know that they are loved without condition or limits. — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
“The more preoccupied we are with security the more visible the force of death becomes, whether in the form of a pistol beside our… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
If you feel a great loneliness and a deep longing for human contact, you have to be extremely discerning...and ask yourself whether this situation… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
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. — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
