579 Quotes by Henri J.M. Nouwen

We will encounter great obstacles and splendid views, long dry deserts and shadow-rich trees. We will have to fight against those who try to attack and rob us. We will also make wonderful friends. We will often wonder if we will ever make it, but one day we will see coming to us the One who has been waiting for all eternity to welcome us home.

As long as religious people are well dressed, well fed, and well cared for, words about being in solidarity with the poor will remain pious words more likely to evoke good feelings than creative actions. As long as we are doing well what others are doing better and more efficiently, we can hardly expect to be considered the salt of the earth or the light of the world. In short, as long as we avoid displacement, we will miss the compassionate life to which our Lord calls us.

The evangelical movement has become just a bit victimized by a success-oriented culture, wanting the church – like the corporation – to be successful.

The best of community does give one a deep sense of belonging and well-being; and in that sense community takes away loneliness.

One of the tragedies of our life is that we keep forgetting who we are.

Ministry is the least important thing. You cannot not minister if you are in communion with God and live in community.

Because where God wants you to be, God holds you safe and gives you peace, even when there is pain.

Silence is the discipline that helps us to go beyond the entertainment quality of our lives.

Remember, you are held safe. You are loved. You are protected. You are in communion with God and with those whom God has sent you. What is of God will last. It belongs to the eternal life. Choose it, and it will be yours.