Henri Nouwen's Quote - The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or con

Quote by Henri Nouwen

The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or con

The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing… not healing, not curing… that is a friend who cares. – Henri Nouwen

Other quotes by Henri Nouwen

In their poverty, the mentally handicapped reveal God to us and hold us close to the gospel. – Henri Nouwen

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Jesus didnt say, Blessed are those who care for the poor. He said, Blessed are we where we are poor, where we are broken. It is there that God loves us deeply and pulls us into deeper communion with himself. – Henri Nouwen

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Ministry is the least important thing. You cannot not minister if you are in communion with God and live in community. – Henri Nouwen

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As a friend, you first give your understanding, then you try to understand. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend. – Plautus

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The feeling of friendship is like that of being comfortably filled with roast beef love, like being enlivened with champagne. – Samuel Johnson

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It’s no good trying to keep up old friendships. It’s painful for both sides. The fact is, one grows out of people, and the only thing is to face it. – Somerset Maugham

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Hope is the parent of faith. – Cyrus A. Bartol

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I have made this letter longer, because I have not had the time to make it shorter. – Blaise Pascal

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Letters (writing)

The quickest way of ending a war is to lose it. – George Orwell

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The most remarkable discovery made by scientists is science itself. – Gerard Piel

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