Henri Nouwen Quotes

Sainthood's piety is made, refined, perfected, by prayer. The gospel moves with slow and timid pace when the saints are not at their prayers early and late and long.

It is not my business to think about myself. My business is to think about God. It is for God to think about me.

My father was the superintendent of the churches in the state of Montana. He was content in his beliefs. He befit the term 'true Christian.' He would turn the other cheek. He was truly a man of peace.

It is enough for me to pick up but a straw from the ground for the love of God.

The world calls for, and expects from us, simplicity of life, the spirit of prayer, charity towards all, especially towards the lowly and the poor, obedience and humility, detachment, and self-sacrifice. Without this mark of holiness, our word will have difficulty in touching the heart of modern man.

Humility is an attribute of every good Hindu.

I have always tried to be a humble servant of God and a humble member of humanity.

I thought you had to be humble to become a saint, but a priest told me it takes all kinds to make it to heaven.

Always think of yourself as everyone's servant; look for Christ Our Lord in everyone and you will then have respect and reverence for them all.

All of us must be saints in this world. Holiness is a duty for you and me. So let's be saints and so give glory to the Father.

Let us think less of men and more of God.

Holiness doesn't mean doing extraordinary things, but doing ordinary things with love and faith.

If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God.

I'm a very spiritual person, and I believe in God and all that kind of stuff. So my perfect type of guy would be spiritually grounded, extremely respectful and funny because I love to laugh.

When I say, 'I love Christ and love the teachings of Christ,' I mean that in the most simple and naive way. I'm not saying I'm right.

Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble.

A religious man is a person who holds God and man in one thought at one time, at all times, who suffers harm done to others, whose greatest passion is compassion, whose greatest strength is love and defiance of despair.

My mother was a regular church-goer and was very tolerant.

All God wants of man is a peaceful heart.

I'm a religious woman. And I feel I have responsibility. I have no modesty at all. I'm even afraid of it - it's a learned affectation and it's just stuck on me like decals. Now I pray for humility because that comes from inside out.

Passion is best spent on God; so get committed.

I pray to be a good servant to God, a father, a husband, a son, a friend, a brother, an uncle, a good neighbor, a good leader to those who look up to me, a good follower to those who are serving God and doing the right thing.

When I'm in the house of God, I don't wear my jewelry, if you're looking for my jewelry. All you see is my heart of gold.

Let no rank puff up anyone; for faith and love are paramount - the greatest blessings in the world.

I daresay anything can be made holy by being sincerely worshipped.