"From the moment we claim the truth of……" — Henri Nouwen
"From the moment we claim the truth of being the beloved, we are faced with the call to become who we are."
—
Henri Nouwen
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 avg (0 ratings)
343 Quotes by Henri Nouwen
Henri Nouwen has 343 quotes on this site.
A few more worth reading:
-
Those we most love cause us not only great joy but also great pain. LOVE is stronger than fear, life…
-
Why is it important that you are with God and God alone on the mountain top? It's important because it's…
-
All the great spiritual leaders in history were people of hope. Abraham, Moses, Ruth, Mary, Jesus, Rumi, Gandhi, and Dorothy…
-
Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day. It is…
-
In true love the smallest distance is too great, and the greatest distance can be bridged.
-
A life without a lonely place, that is, a life without a quiet center, easily becomes destructive. When we cling…
-
Life is not a possession to be defended, but a gift to be shared.
-
Real grief is not healed by time... if time does anything, it deepens our grief. The longer we live, the…
-
When everything is dark, when we are surrounded by despairing voices, when we do not see any exits, then we…
-
...When you can look into the face of human beings and you have enough light to recognize them as your…
-
Your body needs to be held and to hold, to be touched and to touch. None of these needs is…
-
To live a spiritual life we must first find the courage to enter into the desert of loneliness and to…
See all 343 quotes by Henri Nouwen »
More Beloved Quotes
This quote is filed under Beloved Quotes,
one of 870 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
-
Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.
— Aristotle
-
Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self.
— Francis of Assisi
-
If I can procure three hundred good substantial names of persons, or bodies, or institutions, I cannot fail to do…
— John James Audubon
-
A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as…
— John Adams
-
Human love has little regard for the truth. It makes the truth relative, since nothing, not even the truth, must…
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
-
As individuals and as a nation, we now suffer from social narcissism. The beloved Echo of our ancestors, the virgin…
— Daniel J. Boorstin
-
My wife and I are living large in our beloved Miami and I'm working on the things that are important…
— Jeb Bush
-
I am confident that when the facts and policies have been examined, when the record of performances have been reviewed,…
— Jimmy Carter
-
Loving someone liberates the lover as well as the beloved. And that kind of love comes with age.
— Maya Angelou
-
You have two gardens: your own garden and that of your beloved. First, you have to take care of your…
— Nhat Hanh
-
I love myself for I am a beloved child of the universe and the universe lovingly takes care of me…
— Louise Hay
-
Why is it important that you are with God and God alone on the mountain top? It's important because it's…
— Henri Nouwen
See all 870 Beloved Quotes »
