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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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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God
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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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God
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Friendship
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If you’re alone, I’ll be your shadow. If you want to cry, I’ll be your shoulder. If you want a hug, I’ll be your pillow. If you need to be happy, I’ll be your smile. But anytime you need a friend, I’ll just be me. – Author Unknown

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Friendship

Love is a friendship set to music. – Joseph Campbell

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Friendship

Each friend represents a world in us, a world not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born. – Anais Nin

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Friendship

Ive got many close friends, but theres an awful lot about friendship that is not demonstrative in my case. – Warren Christopher

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Friendship

Random Quotes

It is such a secret place, the land of tears. – Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince

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Broken Hearts

The desert attracts the nomad, the ocean the sailor, the infinite the poet. – Author Unknown

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Poetry

Real education should educate us out of self into something far finer into a selflessness which links us with all humanity. – Nancy Astor

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Education