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

Category:
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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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

Category:
God
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God
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Its Gods will for you to live in prosperity instead of poverty. Its Gods will for you to pay your bills and not be in debt. – Joel Osteen

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God

Your God is ever beside you – indeed, He is even within you. – Alphonsus Liguori

Category:
God

Forsake not God till you find a better master. – Scottish Proverb

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God

What is human warfare but just this an effort to make the laws of God and nature take sides with one party. – Henry David Thoreau

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God

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A moderate addiction to money may not always be hurtful but when taken in excess it is nearly always bad for the health. – Clarence Day

Category:
finance

One thing I have learned in my time in politics is that if one of the parties is shameless, the other party cannot afford to be spineless. – Frank Lautenberg

Category:
Politics

For years my wedding ring has done its job. It has led me not into temptation. It has reminded my husband numerous times at parties that its time to go home. It has been a source of relief to a dinner companion. It has been a status symbol in the maternity ward. – Erma Bombeck

Category:
Home

While the laughter of joy is in full harmony with our deeper life, the laughter of amusement should be kept apart from it. The danger is too great of thus learning to look at solemn things in a spirit of mockery, and to seek in them opportunities for exercising wit. – Lewis Carroll

Category:
Learning