When you recognize the festive and the still moments as moments of prayer, then you gradually realize that to pray is to live.
Henri NouwenIn solitude we become aware that we were together before we came together and that life is not a creation of our will but rather an obedient response to the reality of our being united.
Henri NouwenOne way to express the spiritual crisis of our time is to say that most of us have an address but cannot be found there.
Henri NouwenMinistry is a very confronting service. It does not allow people to live with illusions of immortality and wholeness. It keeps reminding others that they are mortal and broken, but also that with the recognition of this condition, liberation starts.
Henri Nouwen