Quotes by : Henri J.M. Nouwen

Often we want to be somewhere other than where we are, to even to be someone other than who we are. We....

solitude begins with a time and a place for God, and God alone. If we really believe not only that God....

A waiting person is a patient person. The word patience means the willingness to stay where we are and....

As soon as we are alone,...inner chaos opens up in us. This chaos can be so disturbing and so confusing....

Suffering invites us to place our hurts in larger hands. In Christ we see God suffering – for us. And....

At first sight, joy seems to be connected with being different. When you receive a compliment or win....

Although claiming my true identity as a child of God, I still live as though the God to whom I am returning....

Those who really can receive bread from a stranger and smile in gratitude, can feed many without even....

The Christian leader of the future is called to be completely irrelevant and to stand in this world with....

Since my visit to the Hermitage, I had become more aware of the four figures, two women and two men,....