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Henri Nouwen Quotes: Prayer is first of all listening to God. It's openness. God is always speaking; he's always doing something.
         

Prayer is first of all listening to God. It's openness. God is always speaking; he's always doing something.


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What makes us human is not our mind but our heart, not our ability to think but our ability to love.



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Dare to love and to be a real friend. The love you give and receive is a reality that will lead you closer and closer to God as well as those whom God has given you to love.



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My whole life I have been complaining that my work was constantly interrupted, until I discovered that my interruptions were my work.



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In a world so torn apart by rivalry, anger, and hatred, we have the privileged vocation to be living signs of a love that can bridge all divisions and heal all wounds.



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The main question is not, how can we hide our wounds...but how can we put our woundedness in service to others.



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O Lord, make this Lenten season different from the other ones. Let me find you again. Amen.



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Those who keep speaking about the sun while walking under a cloudy sky are messengers of hope, the true saints of our day.





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