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Quote by Henri Nouwen
When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the

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

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