In their poverty, the mentally handicapped reveal God to us and hold us close to the gospel.
Henri NouwenL'Arche is not a service institution or a group home. It is a community that exists to reveal God's love. Our people are given to the world to tell others about peace and forgiveness and celebration, to make them aware that in the midst of their brokenness, there is joy; in the midst of their wounded nature, there is healing.
Henri NouwenHis (Christ's) appearance in our midst has made it undeniably clear that changing the human heart and changing human society are not separate tasks, but are as interconnected as the two beams of the cross.
Henri NouwenThere are areas I have to work on. I had some questions and some struggles, but it was an enormously important time for me.
Henri Nouwen