Henri Nouwen Quotes and its meanings

What does Henri Nouwen write about?

Henri Nouwen has written on many topics but he is most famous for his work about friendship & god. People always share Friendship quotes, God quotes, from his literary works.

What are the top most famous quotes by Henri Nouwen?

Here are the top most famous quotes by Henri Nouwen.

• 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.
• 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.
• Jesus didn't 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.
• Ministry is the least important thing. You cannot not minister if you are in communion with God and live in community.
• In their poverty, the mentally handicapped reveal God to us and hold us close to the gospel.