464 Quotes by Henri Nouwen

I always try to turn my personal struggles into something helpful for others.

The central question is, Are the leaders of the future truly men and women of God, people with an ardent desire to dwell in God's presence, to listen to God's voice, to look at God's beauty, to touch God's incarnate Word and to taste fully God's infinite goodness.

When we learn to move through suffering, rather than avoid it, then we greet it differently. We become willing to let it teach us. We even begin to see how God can use it for some larger end.

When we have sold our identity to the judges of this world, we are bound to become restless, because of a growing need for affirmation and praise.

We must ask ourselves how many times others would benefit more from our silence than from our words.

It is freeing to become aware that we do not have to be victims of our past and can learn new ways of responding. Forgiveness is love practiced among people who love poorly. It sets us free without wanting anything in return.

Joy and laughter are the gifts of living in the presence of God and trusting that tomorrow is not worth worrying about.

...we all want to hear stories, from the moment we are born to the moment we die. Stories connect our little lives with the world around us and help us discover who we are.

The spiritual life is a reaching out to our innermost self, to our fellow human and to our God.