The real question is: how can I live so that my death will be fruitful for others? — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
When you have loved deeply, that love can grow even stronger after the death of the person you love. That is the… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
“A good death is a death in solidarity with others. To prepare ourselves for a good death, we must develop or deepen… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
I was forced to enter the basement of my soul and look directly at what was hidden there, and to choose, in… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Joy is the experience of knowing that you are unconditionally loved and that nothing-sicknes s, failure, emotional distress, oppression, war, or even… — 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… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Those we most love cause us not only great joy but also great pain. LOVE is stronger than fear, life stronger than… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
As peacemakers, we must resist all the powers of war and destruction and proclaim that peace is the divine gift offered to… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Every time there are losses, there are choices to be made. You choose to live your losses as passages to anger, blame,… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Ministry is a very confronting service. It does not allow people to live with illusions of immortality and wholeness. It keeps reminding… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day. It is a choice… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Without Pentecost the Christ-event - the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus - remains imprisoned in history as something to remember, think… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Life is precious. Not because it is unchangeable, like a diamond, but because it is vulnerable, like a little bird. To love… — 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
