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
ask chosen gentle giving honestly instead lives means ourselves pain rather share tender touch wounds
When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving much advise, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a gentle and tender han
christian giving ends
The beginning and the end of all Christian leadership is to give your life for others.
giving bread enough
God doesn't give us just enough. God gives us more than enough: more bread and fish than we can eat, more love than we dared to ask for.
past voice giving
When we no longer pray, no longer listen to the voice of love that speaks to us in the moment, our lives become absurd lives in which we are thrown back and forth between the past and the future. If we could just be, for a few minutes each day, fully where we are, we would indeed discover that we are not alone and that the One who is with us wants only one thing: to give us love
opportunity giving people
Asking people for money is giving them the opportunity to put their resources at the disposal of the Kingdom.
jesus blessing giving
The Church will always be renewed when our attention shifts from ourselves to those who need our care. The blessing of Jesus always comes to us through the poor. The most remarkable experience of those who work with the poor is that, in the end, the poor give more than they receive. They give food to us.
distance ideas giving
When you pray, you open yourself to the influence of the power which has revealed itself as love. The power gives you freedom and independence. Once touched by this power, you are no longer swayed back and forth by the countless opinions, ideas, and feelings which flow through you. You have found a center for your life that gives you a creative distance so that everything you see, hear, and feel can be tested against the source.
hands giving fists
Dear God, I am so afraid to open my clenched fists! Who will I be when I have nothing left to hold on to? Who will I be when I stand before you with empty hands? Please help me to gradually open my hands and to discover that I am not what I own, but what you want to give me.
giving intimate available
By giving words to these intimate experiences I can make my life available to others.
giving abundance-mentality abundance
When we give generously, with an abundance mentality, what we give away will multiply.
giving bread break
When we break bread and give it to each other, fear vanishes and God becomes very close.
loneliness giving community
The best of community does give one a deep sense of belonging and well-being; and in that sense community takes away loneliness.
teacher giving people
The great teachers are always those who can live the tension. They are not criticizing everybody, they're not complaining. They give young people a vision.
giving description gods-love
My hope is that the description of God's love in my life will give you the freedom and the courage to discover... God's love in yours.