The real question is: how can I live so that my death will be fruitful for others? — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
The real 'work' of prayer is to become silent and listen to the voice that says good things about me. — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Solitude does not pull us away from our fellow human beings but instead makes real fellowship possible. — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
I've had a tremendous problem with depression in my life. I'd rather not talk about it, because it's over. But depression is… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
When I could no longer cling to my normal supports I discovered that true support and real safety lie far beyond the… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
The friend who cares makes it clear that whatever happens in the external world, being present to each other is what really… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
The spiritual life is not a life before, after, or beyond our everyday existence. No, the spiritual life can only be real… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
The real enemies of our life are the 'oughts' and the 'ifs.' They pull us backward into the unalterable past and forward… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Real greatness is often hidden, humble, simple, and unobtrusive. It is not easy to trust ourselves and our actions without public affirmation.… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
As long as we relate to the trees, the rivers, the mountains, the fields and the oceans as properties which we can… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
I speak of God's love and grace and redemption and freedom, but when I say "in the context of this community," it… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Real greatness is often humble, simple, and unobtrusive. It is not easy to trust ourselves and our actions without public affirmation. Some… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Let's start with Jesus' answer: "Look for the kingdom first and all else will come together." Life is fragmenting, fragmented. I have… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Patience asks us to live the moment to the fullest, to be completely present to the moment, to taste the here and… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Only in the context of the great encounter with Jesus can a real authentic struggle take place. The encounter with Christ does… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
People who have known the joy of God point each other to flashes of light here and there, and remind each other… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Real grief is not healed by time... if time does anything, it deepens our grief. The longer we live, the more fully… — 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
