“The mystery of ministry is that we have been chosen to make our own limited and very conditional love the gateway for… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“When God makes a covenant with us, God says: 'I will love you with an everlasting love. I will be faithful to… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“Am I afraid to die? I am every time I let myself be seduced by the noisy voices of my world telling… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“Moving from teaching university students to living with mentally handicapped people was, for me at least, a step toward the platform where… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“Drinking the cup is an act of selfless love, an act of immense trust, an act of surrender to a God who… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“The great task is to claim yourself for yourself, so that you can contain your needs within the boundaries of your self… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“When we see ourselves in a relationship of love with God, there is always something of a lover's dilemma, a struggle to… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“The real mystery of marriage is not that husband and wife love each other so much that they can recognize God in… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“At issue here is the question: "To whom do I belong? God or to the world?" Many of my daily preoccupations suggest… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“The return to the “Father from whom all fatherhood takes its name” allows me to let my dad be no less than… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“Here is the God I want to believe in: a Father who, from the beginning of creation, has stretched out his arms… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“We become neighbors when we are willing to cross the road for one another. (...) There is a lot of road crossing… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“There is a place far down that is like a turbulent river, and that place frightens you. But do not fear. One… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“I am beginning to experience that an unconditional, total love of God makes a very articulate, alert, and attentive love for the… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“Leaving home is living as though I do not yet have a home, and must look far and wide to find one.… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“Acknowledge your anguish, but do not let it pull you out of yourself. Hold on to your chosen direction, your discipline, your… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“Drinking the cup that Jesus drank is living a life in and with the spirit of Jesus, which is the spirit of… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“I am a good person, known and cherished by the One who brought me to my existence. Before I was hurt, I… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“Spiritual reading, therefore, is slow, deliberate, meditative reading in which we allow the words to penetrate our heart and question our spirit.” — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“The mystery of ministry is that we have been chosen to make our own limited and very conditional love the gateway for the unlimited… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“Jesus changes our history from a random series of sad incidents and accidents into a constant opportunity for a change of heart.” — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“Why should a man marry and have children, study and build a career; why should he invent new techniques, build new institutions, and develop… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“It wasn't that the Gospel proved useful for my many worries but that the Gospel proved the uselessness of my worries and so refocused… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“But mortification - literally, "making death" - is what life is all about, a slow discovery of the mortality of all that is created… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“Christians should put survival of the planet ahead of national security...Here is the mystery of our global responsibility: that we are in communion with… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“We want to live as people chosen, blessed, and broken, and thus become food for the world.” — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“Those who really can receive bread from a stranger and smile in gratitude, can feed many without even realizing it. Those who can sit… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“Whereas discipline without discipleship leads to rigid formalism, discipleship without discipline ends in sentimental romanticism.” — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“When God makes a covenant with us, God says: 'I will love you with an everlasting love. I will be faithful to you, even… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“Am I afraid to die? I am every time I let myself be seduced by the noisy voices of my world telling me that… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
