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It is to this silence [contemplative prayer] that we all are called.

Henri Nouwen

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Henri Nouwen
Age: 64 †
Born: 1932
Born: January 24
Died: 1996
Died: September 21
Catholic Priest
Presbyter
Priest
Psychologist
Theologian
University Teacher
Writer
Henri Jozef Machiel Nouwen
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Silence
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Let’s not be afraid to look at everything that has brought us to where we are now and trust that we will soon see in it the guiding hand of a loving God.
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Waiting is a period of learning. The longer we wait, the more we hear about him for whom we are waiting.
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The world is evil only when you become its slave.
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Is my growing old making me any closer to Christ? Am I only getting older or am I getting more godly?
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As we read spiritually about spiritual things, we open our hearts to God's voice. Sometimes we must be willing to put down the book we are reading and just listen to what God is saying to us through our words.
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The best of community does give one a deep sense of belonging and well-being and in that sense community takes away loneliness.
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...real care means the willingness to help each other in making our brokenness into the gateway to joy.
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In God's eyes the most significant is often the most hidden.
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The greatest trap in our life is not success, popularity or power, but self-rejection.
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Fundraising is a very rich and beautiful activity. It is a confident, joyful and hope-filled expression of ministry. In ministering to each other, each from the riches that he or she possesses, we work together for the full coming of God's Kingdom.
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The real question is: how can I live so that my death will be fruitful for others?
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Real greatness is often hidden, humble, simple, and unobtrusive. It is not easy to trust ourselves and our actions without public affirmation. We must have strong self-confidence combined with deep humility.
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The Christian leaders of the future have to be theologians, persons who know the heart of God and are trained - through prayer, study, and careful analysis - to manifest the divine event of God's saving work in the midst of the many seemingly random events of their time.
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Obviously a child can never conceive solitude if his parents aren't living it somewhere themselves. I don't mean that to be alone you have to get down on your knees for an hour in a yoga posture.
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