Quote by Henri Nouwen
In their poverty, the mentally handicapped reveal God to us and ho

In their poverty, the mentally handicapped reveal God to us and hold us close to the gospel. – 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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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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I cannot imagine how the clockwork of the universe can exist without a clockmaker. – Voltaire

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O God, O God, how weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this world! – William Shakespeare

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God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering. – Saint Augustine

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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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