henri nouwen quotes… July 9, 2007
Posted by admin in : Christian Life, Quotes , trackbackHenri Nouwen was a Dutch priest, author, and spiritual thinker. He had an unusual capacity to write about the life of Jesus and the love of God in ways that have inspired countless people to trust God more fully. Here are some quotes from his many works that I have found helpful.
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‘The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing… not healing, not curing… that is a friend who cares.’
‘Somewhere we know that without silence words lose their meaning, that without listening speaking no longer heals, that without distance closeness cannot cure.’
‘When we become aware that we do not have to escape our pains, but that we can mobilize them into a common search for life, those very pains are transformed from expressions of despair into signs of hope.’
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