Compassion can never coexist with judgement because judgement creates the distance, the distinction, which prevents us from really being with the other.
Henri NouwenThe great challenge is to discover that we are truly invited to participate in the divine life of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
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 NouwenTo forgive another from the heart is an act of liberation. We set that person free from the negative bonds that exist between us. As long as we do not forgive we pull them with us, or worse, as a heavy load. The great temptation is to cling in anger to our enemies & then define ourselves as being offended & wounded by them. Forgiveness, therefore, liberates not only the other but also ourselves. It is the way to the freedom of the children of God.
Henri Nouwen