Community is the fruit of our capacity to make the interests of others more important than our own.
Henri NouwenThat's prayer to let God's Word speak deep within you and tell you, "You are my beloved. You don't have to take an eye for an eye. No, no you're too rich for that."
Henri NouwenPeople with handicaps teach me that being is more important than doing, the heart is more important than the mind, and caring together is better than caring alone.
Henri NouwenJesus has to be and become ever more the center of my life. It is not enough that Jesus is my teacher, my guide, my source of inspiration. It is not even enough that he is my companion on they journey, my friend and my brother. Jesus must become the heart of my heart, the fire of my life, the love of my soul, the bridegroom of my spirit. He must become my only thought, my only concern, my only desire.
Henri Nouwen