Do not despair, thinking that you cannot change yourself after so many years. Simply enter into the presence of Jesus as you… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Today's reading was "if they ask you to walk a mile, walk two. Don't take an eye for an eye or a… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Community means that people come together around the table, not just to feed their bodies, but to feed their minds and their… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Take prayer with you wherever you go. Say it anytime, and then focus your mind and heart on God. — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
People with handicaps teach me that being is more important than doing, the heart is more important than the mind, and caring… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
I still believe that the university is a place where people can develop their minds and learn skills, but also they can… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
When you're on the bus or subway or in your car, why busy your mind with all the garbage of advertisements? Why… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
The crisis of our prayer life is that our minds may be filled with ideas of God while our hearts remain far… — 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
