"Forgiveness changes the way we remember. It converts……" — Henri Nouwen
"Forgiveness changes the way we remember. It converts the curse into a blessing. Forgiveness indeed heals memories . . ."
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343 Quotes by Henri Nouwen
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Those we most love cause us not only great joy but also great pain. LOVE is stronger than fear, life…
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Why is it important that you are with God and God alone on the mountain top? It's important because it's…
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All the great spiritual leaders in history were people of hope. Abraham, Moses, Ruth, Mary, Jesus, Rumi, Gandhi, and Dorothy…
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Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day. It is…
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In true love the smallest distance is too great, and the greatest distance can be bridged.
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A life without a lonely place, that is, a life without a quiet center, easily becomes destructive. When we cling…
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Life is not a possession to be defended, but a gift to be shared.
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Real grief is not healed by time... if time does anything, it deepens our grief. The longer we live, the…
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When everything is dark, when we are surrounded by despairing voices, when we do not see any exits, then we…
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...When you can look into the face of human beings and you have enough light to recognize them as your…
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Your body needs to be held and to hold, to be touched and to touch. None of these needs is…
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To live a spiritual life we must first find the courage to enter into the desert of loneliness and to…
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All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that…
— Teresa of Avila
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Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New.
— Francis Bacon
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A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and…
— Pearl Bailey
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If you expect the blessings of God, be kind to His people.
— Abu Bakr
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There is never time in the future in which we will work out our salvation. The challenge is in the…
— James A. Baldwin
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I've always competed in those shows. Like, I won 'Fear Factor', I did 'I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of…
— Stephen Baldwin
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On the recollection of so many and great favours and blessings, I now, with a high sense of gratitude, presume…
— William Bartram
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The greatest blessing of our democracy is freedom. But in the last analysis, our only freedom is the freedom to…
— Bernard Baruch
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Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience…
— Joseph Addison
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A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.
— Joseph Addison
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It's a real blessing for me to tell you, sir, that calvary has arrived - Fox is here!
— Glenn Beck
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A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most recent blessings…
— Joseph Addison
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