"Let’s not be afraid to look at everything……" — Henri Nouwen
"Let’s not be afraid to look at everything that has brought us to where we are now and trust that we will soon see in it the guiding hand of a loving God."
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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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