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

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

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God
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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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When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. – Henri Nouwen

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Love is rarer than genius itself. And friendship is rarer than love. – Charles Peguy

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A friendship that like love is warm A love like friendship, steady. – Thomas Moore

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Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness. – Euripides

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Love is blind friendship closes its eyes. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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