The crisis of our prayer life is that our minds may be filled with ideas of God while our hearts remain far from him.
Henri NouwenTrue Hospitality is welcoming the stranger on her own terms. This kind of hospitality can only be offered by those who've found the center of their lives in their own hearts.
Henri NouwenThose who think that they have arrived, have lost their way. Those who think they have reached their goal, have missed it. Those who think they are saints, are demons.
Henri Nouwen