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
One of the experiences of prayer is that it seems that nothing happens. But when you start with it and look back… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
When you are still young and not yet adult, you want to hold everything in your own hands, but if you have… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Spiritual maturity is not knowing what to do with your whole life, but just knowing what to do next. — 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
So I am praying while not knowing how to pray. I am resting while feeling restless, at peace while tempted, safe while… — 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
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
