Silence

Rosetta McClain Gardens 11, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.


Silence is the home of the word. 
Silence gives strength and fruitfulness to the world.
We can even say that words are meant to disclose
the mystery of the silence from which they come.

Henri Nouwen, The Way of the Heart

Two Extremes

RIC_1910, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

There are two extremes to avoid:

being completely absorbed in your pain and being distracted by so many things that you stay far away from the wound you want to heal.

Henry Nouwen

Homeless

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Originally uploaded by rchoephoto

Probably no word better summarizes the suffering of our times than the word “homeless.” It reveals one of our deepest and most painful conditions, the condition of not having a sense of belonging, of not having a place where we can feel safe, cared for, protected, and loved.

Henri J. M. Nouwen

Prayer for the fearful

O Lord, this world is full of fear.
Make my fear into a prayer for the fearful.

Henri Nouwen