Quotes from Henri Nouwen

Dare to love and to be a real friend. The love you give and receive is a reality that will lead you closer and closer to God as well as those whom God has given you to love.

In a world so torn apart by rivalry, anger, and hatred, we have the privileged vocation to be living signs of a love that can bridge all divisions and heal all wounds.

I am the prodigal son every time I search for unconditional love where it cannot be found.

Life is just a little opportunity for you during a few years to say, "I love you, too."

This brief lifetime is my opportunity to receive love, deepen love, grow in love, and give love.

My hope is that the description of God's love in my life will give you the freedom and the courage to discover... God's love in yours.

When you have loved deeply, that love can grow even stronger after the death of the person you love. That is the core message of Jesus.

Perhaps nothing helps us make the movement from our little selves to a larger world than remembering God in gratitude. Such a perspective puts God in view in all of life, not just in the moments we set aside for worship or spiritual disciplines. Not just in the moments when life seems easy.

Peacemaking is a full-time vocation that includes each member of God's people.

Solitude, community, and ministry are certainly not just for celibates! Celibates also have a hard time keeping up.

Community means that people come together around the table, not just to feed their bodies, but to feed their minds and their relationships.

It's an incredible mystery of God's love that the more you know how deeply you are loved, the more you will see how deeply your sisters and your brothers in the human family are loved.