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Henri Nouwen quotes

Dutch Clergyman January 24, 1932 – October 2, 1996

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Somewhere we know that without silence words lose their meaning, that without listening speaking no longer heals, that without distance closeness cannot cure. Henri Nouwen
We become neighbors when we are willing to cross the road for one another. (...) There is a lot of road crossing to do. We are all very busy in our own circles. We have our own people to go to and our own affairs to take care of. But if we could cross the road once in a while and pay attention to what is happening on the other side, we might indeed become neighbors. Henri Nouwen
Compassion- which means, literally, "to suffer with"- is the way to the truth that we are most ourselves, not when we differ from others, but when we are the same. Indeed the main spiritual question is not, "What difference do you make?" but "What do you have in common?" It is not "excelling" but "serving" that makes us most human. It is not proving ourselves to be better than others but confessing to be just like others that is the way to healing and reconciliation. Henri Nouwen
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 the midst of all this?' Without such questions our lives become numb and flat. Henri Nouwen
[...]when two people have become present to each other, the waiting of one must be able to cross the narrow line between the living or dying of the other. Henri Nouwen
Henri Nouwen quote: "First, silence makes us pilgrims. Secondly, silence guards the..."
First, silence makes us pilgrims. Secondly, silence guards the fire within. Thirdly, silence teaches us to speak. Henri Nouwen
Henri Nouwen quote: "death is not the total dissolution or our identity but the way..."
...death is not the total dissolution or our identity but the way to its fullest revelation. Henri Nouwen
When suddenly you seem to lose all you thought you had gained, do not despair. You must expect setbacks and regressions. Don't say to yourself "All is lost. I have to start all over again." This is not true. What you have gained you have gained....When you return to the the road, you return to the place where you left it, not to where you started. Henri Nouwen
Often we come home from a sharing session with a feeling that something precious has been taken away from us or that holy ground has been trodden upon. Henri Nouwen
Henri Nouwen quote: "Waiting is a dry desert between where we are and where we want..."
Waiting is a dry desert between where we are and where we want to be. (Finding My Way Home) Henri Nouwen
As long as we continue to live as if we are what we do, what we have, and what other people think about us, we will remain filled with judgments, opinions, evaluations, and condemnations. We will remain addicted to putting people and things in their "right" place. Henri Nouwen
Henri Nouwen quote: "By prayer, community is created as well as expressed."
By prayer, community is created as well as expressed. Henri Nouwen
Henri Nouwen quote: "Our greatest fulfillment lies in giving ourselves to others."
Our greatest fulfillment lies in giving ourselves to others. Henri Nouwen
Henri Nouwen quote: "Emit gratitude as though it was done"
Emit gratitude as though it was done Henri Nouwen
Henri Nouwen quote: "In solitude we realize that nothing human is alien to us."
In solitude we realize that nothing human is alien to us. Henri Nouwen

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