Where true inner freedom is, there is God. And where God is, there we want to be. — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
When we become aware that we do not have to escape our pains, but that we can mobilize them into a common… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
When we break bread and give it to each other, fear vanishes and God becomes very close. — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
I trust in you, Lord, but keep helping me in my moments of distrust and doubt. — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Which questions guide our lives? Which questions do we make our own? Which questions deserve our undivided and full personal commitment? Finding… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
I often wonder if my knowledge about God has not become my greatest stumbling block to my knowledge of God. — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Every time I take a step in the direction of generosity, I know I am moving from fear to love. — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Precisely where I feel my poverty is where I discover God's blessing. — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
My hope is that the description of God's love in my life will give you the freedom and the courage to discover...… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Hiddenness is the place of purification. In hiddenness we find our true selves. — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
My whole life I have been complaining that my work was constantly interrupted, until I discovered that my interruptions were my work. — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Our brokenness has no other beauty but the beauty that comes from the compassion that surrounds it. — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
When we give generously, with an abundance mentality, what we give away will multiply. — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
The farther the outward journey takes you, the deeper the inward journey must be. — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
In solitude we become aware that our worth is not the same as our usefulness. — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Let’s not be afraid to look at everything that has brought us to where we are now and trust that we will… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
The real question is: how can I live so that my death will be fruitful for others? — 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
