“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
“Our life is a short time in expectation, a time in which sadness and joy kiss each other at every moment. There… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“Hope is not dependent on peace in the land, justice in the world, and success in the business. Hope is willing to… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“It is not enough for the priests and ministers of the future to be moral people, well trained, eager to help their… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“For most of my life I have struggled to find God, to know God, to love God. I have tried hard to… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“The Christian leader of the future is called to be completely irrelevant and to stand in this world with nothing to offer… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“I encourage you to make a similar commitment to spending time alone with God each day for prayer and meditation. Biblical meditation… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“The Christian leader cannot simply be persons who have well informed opinions about the burning issues of our time.” — 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
