[...] We have to realize that this wound [of loneliness] is inherent in the human condition and that what we have to do is walk with it instead of fleeing from it. We cannot accept it until we discover that we are loved by God just as we are, and that the Holy Spirit in a mysterious way is living at the centre of the wound.
Jean VanierWe all know well that we can do things for others and in the process crush them, making them feel that they are incapable of doing things by themselves. To love someone is to reveal to them their capacities for life, the light that is shining in them.
Jean VanierCommunity begins in mystery and ends in administration. Leaders move away from people and into paper.
Jean Vanier[Happiness] comes when we choose to be who we are, to be ourselves, at this present moment in our lives.
Jean Vanier