Henri Nouwen
Henri Nouwen
Henri Jozef Machiel Nouwen,was a Dutch Catholic priest, professor, writer and theologian. His interests were rooted primarily in psychology, pastoral ministry, spirituality, social justice and community. Over the course of his life, Nouwen was heavily influenced by the work of Anton Boisen, Thomas Merton, Rembrandt, Vincent van Gogh and Jean Vanier...
NationalityDutch
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth24 January 1932
compassion giving water
God, help me to see others not as enemies or as ungodly but rather as thirsty people. And give me the courage and compassion to offer your Living Water, which alone quenches deep thirst.
compassion surround brokenness
Our brokenness has no other beauty but the beauty that comes from the compassion that surrounds it.
differences sin rich
The difference between rich and poor is not that the rich sin is more than the poor, that the rich find it easier to call sin a virtue.
looks treasure
Trust that the treasure we look for is hidden in the ground on which we stand.
jesus stronger messages
When you have loved deeply, that love can grow even stronger after the death of the person you love. That is the core message of Jesus.
running enemy doe
Fear is the great enemy of intimacy. Fear makes us run away from each other or cling to each other but does not create true intimacy.
godly getting-older growing
Is my growing old making me any closer to Christ? Am I only getting older or am I getting more godly?
opportunity deep-love giving
This brief lifetime is my opportunity to receive love, deepen love, grow in love, and give love.
evil causes forgotten
What is forgotten cannot be healed, and that which cannot be healed easily becomes the cause of greater evil.
memories blessing way
Forgiveness changes the way we remember. It converts the curse into a blessing. Forgiveness indeed heals memories . . .
suffering entering
Who can take away suffering without entering it?
love-life people temptation
What makes the temptation of power so seemingly irresistible? Maybe it is that power offers an easy substitute for the hard task of love. It seems easier to be God than to love God, easier to control people than to love people, easier to own life than to love life.
nature real ocean
As long as we relate to the trees, the rivers, the mountains, the fields and the oceans as properties which we can manipulate according to our real or fabricated needs, nature remains opaque, and does not reveal to us its true being.
grateful life-is property
Life is a gift to be grateful for and not a property to cling to.