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Our Lives Quotes by Henri Nouwen
- When everything is dark, when we are surrounded by despairing voices, when we do not see any exits, then we can find salvation in a…
- We seldom realize fully that we are sent to fulfill God-given tasks. We act as if we were simply dropped down in creation and have…
- Our life is full of brokenness - broken relationships, broken promises, broken expectations. How can we live with that brokenness without becoming bitter and resentful…
- Which questions guide our lives? Which questions do we make our own? Which questions deserve our undivided and full personal commitment? Finding the right questions…
- Jesus does not respond to our worry-filled way of living by saying that we should not be so busy with worldly affairs. He does not…
- Life is precious. Not because it is unchangeable, like a diamond, but because it is vulnerable, like a little bird. To love life means to…
- When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of…
- When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of…
- solitude begins with a time and a place for God, and God alone. If we really believe not only that God exists but also that…
- Lifting our cup means sharing our life so we can celebrate it. When we truly believe we are called to lay down our lives for…
- We have to keep asking ourselves: 'What does it all mean? What is God trying to tell us? How are we called to live in…
- Suffering invites us to place our hurts in larger hands. In Christ we see God suffering – for us. And calling us to share in…
- When we no longer pray, no longer listen to the voice of love that speaks to us in the moment, our lives become absurd lives…
- Our lives are unique stones in the mosaic of human existence -- priceless and irreplaceable.
- When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of…
More Our Lives Quotes
- Some choices we live not only once but a thousand times over, remembering them for the rest of our lives. — Richard Bach
- But human beings fall easily into despair, and from the very beginning we invented stories that enabled us to place our lives… — Karen Armstrong
- We must have a theme, a goal, a purpose in our lives. If you don't know where you're aiming, you don't have… — Mary Kay Ash
- I don't think we are going to become extinct. We're very clever and extremely resourceful - and we will find ways of… — David Attenborough
- Our bodies are shaped to bear children, and our lives are a working out of the processes of creation. All our ambitions… — Saint Augustine
- Because we can't escape our ancient hunger to live close to nature, we encircle the house with lawns and gardens, install picture… — Diane Ackerman
- There are high spots in all of our lives and most of them have come about through encouragement from someone else. I… — George Matthew Adams
- When we put God first, all other things fall into their proper place or drop out of our lives. — Ezra Taft Benson
- The biggest determinant in our lives is culture, where we are born, what the environment looks like. But the second biggest determinant… — Nicolas Berggruen
- Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of… — Irving Berlin
- The true basis of morality is utility; that is, the adaptation of our actions to the promotion of the general welfare and… — Annie Besant
- Compared to America or Europe, God isn't a big part of our lives here. I don't know anyone here who goes to… — Bjork