“Holding the cup of life means looking critically at what we are living. This requires great courage, because when we start looking, we might be terrified by what we see. Questions may arise that we don't know how to answer.… — 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“We want to live as people chosen, blessed, and broken, and thus become food for the world.” — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share
“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
“Whereas discipline without discipleship leads to rigid formalism, discipleship without discipline ends in sentimental romanticism.” — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share
“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
“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
“Our life is a short time in expectation, a time in which sadness and joy kiss each other at every moment. There is a… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share
“Here the mystery of drinking the cup becomes clear. The coming and leaving of friends, the experiences of love and betrayal, of care and… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share
