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Henri Nouwen
Henri Nouwen
Dutch Clergyman
Born: Jan 24, 1932
Died: Sep 21, 1996
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Related authors: Billy Graham Charles R. Swindoll Charles Spurgeon Joel Osteen John C. Maxwell Norman Vincent Peale Pope Francis Thich Nhat Hanh
Prayer is the most concrete way to make our home in God. Henri Nouwen
God Home Prayer Our Way Most Make Concrete
Jesus didn't say, 'Blessed are those who care for the poor.' He said, 'Blessed are we where we are poor, where we are broken.' It is there that God loves us deeply and pulls us into deeper communion with himself. Henri Nouwen
God Broken Care Blessed Say Those He Himself Said Where Loves Poor Us Communion Who Deeper Deeply Jesus
When you recognize the festive and the still moments as moments of prayer, then you gradually realize that to pray is to live. Henri Nouwen
Prayer You Live Recognize Still Pray Festive Gradually Realize Then Moments
When we have nothing to cling to as our own and cease thinking of ourselves as people who must defend privileges, we can open ourselves freely to others with the faithful expectation that our strength will manifest itself in our shared weakness. Henri Nouwen
Strength People Will Faithful Expectation Own Nothing Thinking Others Our Ourselves Weakness Must Open Shared Freely Cling Cease Itself Privileges Manifest Who Defend
The man who can articulate the movements of his inner life need no longer be a victim of himself, but is able slowly and consistently to remove the obstacles that prevent the spirit from entering. Henri Nouwen
Life Man Remove Victim Consistently Entering Able Slowly Spirit Prevent Longer Obstacles Himself His Articulate Movements Who Inner Inner Life Need
Our Western society is showing its technological muscles in ever more threatening ways, but the experience of fear, anxiety and even despair has increased in equal proportion. Indeed, the paradox is that the powerful giants feel as powerless as a new-born babe. Henri Nouwen
Experience Anxiety Fear Society Increased Despair Our Indeed Ways Giants Paradox Threatening More Proportion Feel Powerful Powerless Equal Western Western Society New-Born Showing Even Ever Technological Muscles Babe
To be a Christian who is willing to travel with Christ on his downward road requires being willing to detach oneself constantly from any need to be relevant, and to trust ever more deeply the Word of God. Henri Nouwen
God Travel Trust Word Christ Christian Relevant Willing Detach Constantly Oneself More Road His Any Being Requires Who Ever Deeply Downward Need
Intimacy is not a happy medium. It is a way of being in which the tension between distance and closeness is dissolved and a new horizon appears. Intimacy is beyond fear. Henri Nouwen
Happy Fear Medium Dissolved Distance Intimacy Way Horizon Tension Between New Beyond Closeness Being Which Appears
In our production-oriented society, being busy, having an occupation, has become one of the main ways, if not the main way, of identifying ourselves. Without an occupation, not just our economic security but our very identity is endangered. Henri Nouwen
Become Being Busy Busy Society Our Way Ways Ourselves Security Having Economic Main Economic Security Identifying Identity Occupation Without Very Endangered Just Being
Our first responsibility in the midst of violence is to prevent it from destroying us. Henri Nouwen
Responsibility First Our Destroying Prevent Midst Us Violence
Asking people for money is giving them the opportunity to put their resources at the disposal of the Kingdom. Henri Nouwen
People Money Opportunity Giving Resources Kingdom Put Them Asking Disposal
Ministers are powerless people who have nothing to boast of except their weaknesses. But when the Lord whom they serve fills them with His blessing they will move mountains and change the hearts of people wherever they go. Henri Nouwen
Change Blessing People Will Mountains Nothing Weaknesses Ministers Except Powerless Lord Go His Hearts Move Wherever Boast Them Who Whom Fills Serve
The Christian leaders of the future have to be theologians, persons who know the heart of God and are trained - through prayer, study, and careful analysis - to manifest the divine event of God's saving work in the midst of the many seemingly random events of their time. Henri Nouwen
Work Future God Time Prayer Heart Events Random Christian Saving Analysis Seemingly Through Divine Leaders Study Know Trained Manifest Midst Persons Theologians Who Many Event Careful
In their poverty, the mentally handicapped reveal God to us and hold us close to the gospel. Henri Nouwen
God Poverty Mentally Gospel Reveal Handicapped Close Hold Us
The evangelical movement has become just a bit victimized by a success-oriented culture, wanting the church - like the corporation - to be successful. Henri Nouwen
Culture Church Become Corporation Bit Like Just Movement Wanting Victimized Successful Evangelical
Peacemaking is a full-time vocation that includes each member of God's people. Henri Nouwen
God People Member Vocation Full-Time Each
Ministry is the least important thing. You cannot not minister if you are in communion with God and live in community. Henri Nouwen
God You Important Community Live Minister Ministry Important Thing Least Cannot Communion Thing
Just as people can watch spellbound a circus artist tumbling through the air in a phosphorized costume, so they can listen to a preacher who uses the Word of God to draw attention to himself. But a sensational preacher stimulates the senses and leaves the spirit untouched. Instead of being the way to God, his 'being different' gets in the way. Henri Nouwen
God People Word Air Way Draw Circus Spirit Costume Through Instead Attention Untouched Himself Leaves Stimulates His Preacher Gets Artist Listen Just Sensational Being Different Senses Being Different Who Uses Watch
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