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
entertainment life-is distraction
Life is not entertainment. Life is not distraction.
eye ears life-is
The Lord is coming, always coming. When you have ears to hear and eyes to see, you will recognize him at any moment of your life. Life is Advent; life is recognizing the coming of the Lord
life prayer land
Prayer is the breath of your life which gives you the freedom to go and stay where you wish and to find the many signs which point out the way to a new land.
spiritual self life-is
The spiritual life is a reaching out to our innermost self, to our fellow human and to our God.
encouragement life-is easy
Your life is not going to be easy, and it should not be easy. It ought to be hard. It ought to be radical; it ought to be restless; it ought to lead you to places you'd rather not go.
children powerful love-life
Life is precious. Not because it is unchangeable, like a diamond, but because it is vulnerable, like a little bird. To love life means to love its vulnerability, asking for care, attention, guidance, and support. Life and death are connected by vulnerability. The newborn child and the dying elder both remind us of the preciousness of our lives. Let's not forget the preciousness and vulnerability of life during the times we are powerful, successful, and popular.
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Life is a gift, not to possess, but to share.
life peace freedom
Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended and not to be shared.
life life-is possession
Life is not a possession to be defended, but a gift to be shared.
lonely quiet gifts-of-life
A life without a lonely place, that is, without a quiet center, becomes destructive.
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.
grateful life-is property
Life is a gift to be grateful for and not a property to cling to.
life spiritual world
The spiritual life does not remove us from the world but leads us deeper into it
self rejection meaningful-life
The greatest trap in our life is not success, popularity or power, but self-rejection.