Quote by Henri Nouwen
Jesus didnt say, Blessed are those who care for the poor. He said,

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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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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Friendship
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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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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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I cannot and will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I can do no other, so help me God. Amen. – Martin Luther

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There are two good rules which ought to be written on every heart – never to believe anything bad about anybody unless you positively know it to be true never to tell even that unless you feel that it is absolutely necessary, and that God is listening. – Henry Van Dyke

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A baby is Gods opinion that life should go on. – Carl Sandburg

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To love another person is to see the face of God. – Victor Hugo

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