It is not easy to enter into the silence and reach beyond the many boisterous and demanding voices of our world and to discover there the small intimate voice saying: 'You are my Belived Child, on you my favor rests.'
Henri NouwenGod is a God of the present. God is always in the moment, be that moment hard or easy, joyful and painful.
Henri NouwenForgiveness is the name of love practiced among people who love poorly. The hard truth is that all people love poorly. We need to forgive and be forgiven every day, every hour increasingly. That is the great work of love among the fellowship of the weak that is the human family.
Henri NouwenIf you feel loved, you can do a thousand things. If you feel rejected, everything becomes a problem.
Henri Nouwen