Henri Jozef Machiel Nouwen, (Nijkerk, January 24, 1932 – Hilversum, September 21, 1996) was a Dutc...
Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day. Henri Nouwen
Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.
Pay attention to the people God puts in your path if you want to discern what God is up to in your life. Henri Nouwen
Pay attention to the people God puts in your path if you want to discern what God is up to in your life.
The greatest trap in our life is not success, popularity or power, but self-rejection. Henri Nouwen
The greatest trap in our life is not success, popularity or power, but self-rejection.
If fear is the great enemy of intimacy, love is its true friend. Henri Nouwen
If fear is the great enemy of intimacy, love is its true friend.
To learn patience is not to rebel against every hardship. Henri Nouwen
To learn patience is not to rebel against every hardship.
Those who keep speaking about the sun while walking under a cloudy sky are messengers of hope, the true saints of our day. Henri Nouwen
Those who keep speaking about the sun while walking under a cloudy sky are messengers of hope, the true saints of our day.
When we are crushed like grapes, we cannot think of the wine we will become. Henri Nouwen
When we are crushed like grapes, we cannot think of the wine we will become.
Our first responsibility in the midst of violence is to prevent it from destroying us Henri Nouwen
Our first responsibility in the midst of violence is to prevent it from destroying us
Distance never separates two hearts that really care, for our memories span the miles and in seconds we are there. But whenever I start feeling sad cuz I miss you I remind myself how lucky I am to have someone so special to miss. Henri Nouwen
Distance never separates two hearts that really care, for our memories span the miles and in seconds we are there. But whenever I start feeling sad cuz I miss you I remind myself how lucky I am to have someone so special to miss.
People who read your ideas tend to think that your writings reflect your life. Henri Nouwen
People who read your ideas tend to think that your writings reflect your life.
In solitude we realize that nothing human is alien to us. Henri Nouwen
In solitude we realize that nothing human is alien to us.
Peace is first of all the art of being. Henri Nouwen
Peace is first of all the art of being.
