The great call for the Church is to not just be concerned about right or wrong behavior, which is moral life, but about communion with God, which is mystical life.
Henri NouwenThe spiritual life is a reaching out to our innermost self, to our fellow human and to our God.
Henri NouwenJoy and laughter are the gifts of living in the presence of God and trusting that tomorrow is not worth worrying about.
Henri NouwenMy hope is that the description of God's love in my life will give you the freedom and the courage to discover... God's love in yours.
Henri NouwenThere is a Wonderful story in the Gospel of Luke (6:12-26). Jesus went up to the mountain to pray at night; in the morning he came down from the mountain and called his twelve apostles around him. In the afternoon he went out on the plain with them to preach the Good News and heal the sick. He had communion with God first, then he had community, and then he went out to do the work of God. That's the order of things.
Henri Nouwen