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Henri Nouwen quotes about life

Dutch Clergyman January 24, 1932 – October 2, 1996

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We need to be angels for each other, to give each other strength and consolation. Because only when we fully realize that the cup of life is not only a cup of sorrow but also a cup of joy will we be able to drink it. Henri Nouwen
The more we become sensitive to our own journey the more we realize that we are leaving and coming back every day, every hour. Our minds wander away but eventually return; our hearts leave in search of affection and return sometimes broken; our bodies get carried away in their desires then sooner or later return. It's never one dramatic life moment but a constant series of departures and returns. Henri Nouwen
Henri Nouwen quote: "Prayer is the center of the Christian life. It is the only..."
Prayer is the center of the Christian life. It is the only necessary thing. It is living with God in the here and now. Henri Nouwen
Christian life is not a life divided between times for action and times for contemplation. No. Real social action is a way of contemplation, and real contemplation is the core of social action. Henri Nouwen
[Praying] demands that you take to the road again and again, leaving your house and looking forward to a new land for yourself and your [fellow human]. This is why praying demands poverty, that is, the readiness to live a life in which you have nothing to lose so that you always begin afresh. Henri Nouwen
I kept running around it in large or small circles, always looking for someone or something able to convince me of my Belovedness. Self-rejection is the greatest enemy of the spiritual life because it contradicts the sacred voice that calls us the "Beloved". Being the Beloved expresses the core truth of our existence. Henri Nouwen
When we are securely rooted in personal intimacy with the source of life, it will be possible to remain flexible without being relativistic, convinced without being rigid, willing to confront without being offensive, gentle and forgiving without being soft, and true witnesses without being manipulative. Henri Nouwen
Henri Nouwen quote: "a spiritual life without prayer is like the gospel without..."
a spiritual life without prayer is like the gospel without Christ. Henri Nouwen
Resentment and gratitude cannot coexist, since resentment blocks the perception and experience of life as a gift. My resentment tells me that I don't receive what I deserve. It always manifests itself in envy. Henri Nouwen
Henri Nouwen quote: "The spiritual life does not remove us from the world but leads..."
The spiritual life does not remove us from the world but leads us deeper into it Henri Nouwen
Henri Nouwen quote: "Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property..."
Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended and not to be shared. Henri Nouwen
Henri Nouwen quote: "One of the tragedies of our life is that we keep forgetting..."
One of the tragedies of our life is that we keep forgetting who we are Henri Nouwen

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