It's not easy to sit and trust that in solitude God will speak to you - not as a magical voice but that God will let you know something gradually ove…

- Henri Nouwen

Nobody escapes being wounded. We are all wounded people, whether physically, emotionally, mentally, or spiritually. The main question is not, 'How ca…

- Henri Nouwen

Television is obviously an enormous intruder. Quite often people say they have no time, but in fact they waste a lot of time on things that are not h…

- Henri Nouwen

Friendship and love are impossible without a mutual vulnerability.

- Henri Nouwen

When I trust deeply that today God is truly with me and holds me safe in a divine embrace, guiding every one of my steps I can let go of my anxious n…

- Henri Nouwen

Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? D…

- Henri Nouwen

The farther the outward journey takes you, the deeper the inward journey must be.

- Henri Nouwen

Hospitality is not to change people, but to offer them space where change can take place.

- Henri Nouwen

The church is not an institution forcing us to follow rules but a community inviting us to still our hunger and thirst at its table.

- Henri Nouwen