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Henri J.M. Nouwen Quotes: "Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day."

Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.



Henri J.M. Nouwen Quotes: "The spiritual life does not remove us from the world but leads us deeper into it"

The spiritual life does not remove us from the world but leads us deeper into it




Henri J.M. Nouwen Quotes: "a spiritual life without prayer is like the gospel without Christ."

a spiritual life without prayer is like the gospel without Christ.



Henri J.M. Nouwen Quotes: "Joy is based on the spiritual knowledge that, while the world in which we live is shrouded in darkness, God has overcome the world."

Joy is based on the spiritual knowledge that, while the world in which we live is shrouded in darkness, God has overcome the world.




Henri J.M. Nouwen Quotes: "Christian life is not a life divided between times for action and times for contemplation. No. Real social action is a way of contemplation, and real contemplation is the core of social action."

Christian life is not a life divided between times for action and times for contemplation. No. Real social action is a way of contemplation, and real contemplation is the core of social action.



Henri J.M. Nouwen Quotes: "In solitude we realize that nothing human is alien to us."

In solitude we realize that nothing human is alien to us.



Henri J.M. Nouwen Quotes: "Theological formation is the gradual and often painful discovery of God's incomprehensibility. You can be competent in many things, but you cannot be competent in God."

Theological formation is the gradual and often painful discovery of God's incomprehensibility. You can be competent in many things, but you cannot be competent in God.





Henri J.M. Nouwen Quotes: "People who read your ideas tend to think that your writings reflect your life."

People who read your ideas tend to think that your writings reflect your life.



Henri J.M. Nouwen Quotes: "The spiritual life does not remove us from the world but leads us deeper into it."

The spiritual life does not remove us from the world but leads us deeper into it.



Henri J.M. Nouwen Quotes: "It wasn't that the Gospel proved useful for my many worries but that the Gospel proved the uselessness of my worries and so refocused my whole attention."

It wasn't that the Gospel proved useful for my many worries but that the Gospel proved the uselessness of my worries and so refocused my whole attention.



Henri J.M. Nouwen Quotes: "A good death is a death in solidarity with others. To prepare ourselves for a good death, we must develop or deepen this sense of solidarity."

A good death is a death in solidarity with others. To prepare ourselves for a good death, we must develop or deepen this sense of solidarity.




Henri J.M. Nouwen Quotes: "If you look at every flower individually, they look quite miserable. Put them together in a vase and they become a bouquet and that's quite attractive. I think about our community often in that way"

If you look at every flower individually, they look quite miserable. Put them together in a vase and they become a bouquet and that's quite attractive. I think about our community often in that way



Henri J.M. Nouwen Quotes: "Solitude is the furnace in which transformation takes place."

Solitude is the furnace in which transformation takes place.



Henri J.M. Nouwen Quotes: "The measure of your solitude is the measure of your capacity for communion."

The measure of your solitude is the measure of your capacity for communion.



Henri J.M. Nouwen Quotes: "We are not what we do, we are not what we have, we are not what others think of us. Coming home is claiming the truth. I am the beloved child of a loving creator."

We are not what we do, we are not what we have, we are not what others think of us. Coming home is claiming the truth. I am the beloved child of a loving creator.



Henri J.M. Nouwen Quotes: "First, silence makes us pilgrims. Secondly, silence guards the fire within. Thirdly, silence teaches us to speak."

First, silence makes us pilgrims. Secondly, silence guards the fire within. Thirdly, silence teaches us to speak.



Henri J.M. Nouwen Quotes: "Jesus changes our history from a random series of sad incidents and accidents into a constant opportunity for a change of heart."

Jesus changes our history from a random series of sad incidents and accidents into a constant opportunity for a change of heart.



Henri J.M. Nouwen Quotes: "Jesus promises a life in which we increasingly have to stretch out our hands and be led into places where we would rather not go."

Jesus promises a life in which we increasingly have to stretch out our hands and be led into places where we would rather not go.



Henri J.M. Nouwen Quotes: "Prayer is the center of the Christian life. It is the only necessary thing. It is living with God in the here and now."

Prayer is the center of the Christian life. It is the only necessary thing. It is living with God in the here and now.