God is a God of the present. God is always in the moment, be that moment hard or easy, joyful and painful.
Henri NouwenThe 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 NouwenWaiting is a dry desert between where we are and where we want to be. (Finding My Way Home)
Henri Nouwen