The church is not an institution forcing us to follow rules but a community inviting us to still our hunger and thirst at its table.
Henri NouwenJesus came to announce to us that an identity based on success, popularity and power is a false identity- an illusion! Loudly and clearly he says: 'You are not what the world makes you; but you are children of God.
Henri NouwenGood families always ritualize the table. You can say, "This is a Christmas meal; this is a birthday meal."
Henri Nouwen