In other words, first we must call people to communion with God, to intimacy with God, to a sense of belonging. Most… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Jesus didn't live alone. He had Peter, John, and James around him. There were the Twelve and the other disciples. They formed… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Solitude is very different from a 'time-out' from our busy lives. Solitude is the very ground from which community grows. Whenever we… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Intimacy is not a happy medium. It is a way of being in which the tension between distance and closeness is dissolved… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Jesus invites us to abide in his love. That means to dwell with all that I am in him. It is an… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Fear is the great enemy of intimacy. Fear makes us run away from each other or cling to each other but does… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
It is precisely in times of spiritual dryness that we must hold on to our spiritual discipline so that we can grow… — 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
