Our efforts to disconnect ourselves from our own suffering end up disconnecting our suffering from God's suffering for us. The way out of our loss and hurt is in and through.
Henri NouwenIn their poverty, the mentally handicapped reveal God to us and hold us close to the gospel.
Henri NouwenSolitude is very different from a 'time-out' from our busy lives. Solitude is the very ground from which community grows. Whenever we pray alone, study, read, write, or simply spend quiet time away from the places where we interact with each other directly, we are potentially opened for a deeper intimacy with each other.
Henri NouwenWaiting time is not wasting time. Waiting patiently in expectation is the foundation of the spiritual life.
Henri Nouwen