So many in our world today are suffering from isolation, war and oppression. So much money is spent on the construction of armaments. Many, many young people are in despair because of the danger.
Jean VanierThose we most often exclude from the normal life of society, people with disabilities, have profound lessons to teach us
Jean VanierA tension or difficulty can signal the approach of a new grace of God. But it has to be looked at wisely and humanly.
Jean VanierCommunity begins in mystery and ends in administration. Leaders move away from people and into paper.
Jean VanierWe discover that we are at the same time very insignificant and very important, because each of our actions is preparing the humanity of tomorrow; it is a tiny contribution to the construction of the huge and glorious final humanity
Jean VanierThe poor are always prophetic. As true prophets always point out, they reveal God's design. That is why we should take time to listen to them. And that means staying near them, because they speak quietly and infrequently; they are afraid to speak out, they lack confidence in themselves because they have been broken and oppressed. But if we listen to them, they will bring us back to the essential.
Jean Vanier