Henri Nouwen Quotes

Proceed with much prayer, and your way will be made plain.

That's what this thing called Christian life is all about, isn't it. Going . . . yet not knowing. As followers of our Lord we believe He leads us in a certain direction . . . or in pursuit of a precise goal.

Don't just ask God for what we want. Let him teach us what we should want.

After I had given up to go, the thoughts of the journey were often attended with unusual sadness, at which times my heart was frequently turned to the Lord with inward breathings for his heavenly support, that I might not fail to follow him wheresoever he might lead me.

As always, I am receptive to whatever doors God may open.

Your worst day with God is still better than your best day without Him.

God is going to reveal to us things He never revealed before if we put our hands in His.

I do not believe that one can earnestly seek and find the priceless treasure of God's call without a devout prayer life. That is where God speaks.

Prayer doesn't bend God's arm but it's guaranteed to bend our hearts toward His will. Worry less. Pray more.

I've discovered that sometimes God wants us to live inside of the questions. Sometimes he wants us to linger in the waiting, hoping, praying. In fact, sometimes it's right in the middle of our darkness in the middle of our crisis, in the middle of our Plan B struggles that God speaks most clearly.

I don't know every step I'm supposed to take. I think Jesus just wants me to take the next step.

Get into the habit of saying, ''Speak, Lord,'' and life will become a romance.

Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers.

I am walking proof of the power of prayer.

As business moves forward, you realize that God has his hand on the whole business and that he brought people to you who are like-minded. It starts with faith.

In the Church, and in the journey of faith, women have had and still have a special role in opening doors to the Lord.

The Bible says not to worry so I don't. I just get up in the morning and ask God for help to get through the day. If tomorrow shows up then I'll take the same shot tomorrow.

Sometimes God writes straightforward in twisted lines.

I am simply trying to struggle through life; trying to do God's bidding.

You know, God has a plan for me, and I'm going to follow in his footsteps and just rejoice and be happy.

The best way to obtain truth and wisdom is not to ask from books, but to go to God in prayer, and obtain divine teaching.

I have been driven many times to my knees by the overpowering conviction that I had no where else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for the day

Sometimes you want to whisper in God's ear, 'God, we know you are in charge, but why don't you make it slightly more obvious?'

When you turn your life over to God, you don't give up the drama; you give up the cheap drama.

Freedom requires religion just as religion requires freedom. Freedom opens the windows of the soul so that man can discover his most profound beliefs and commune with God. Freedom and religion endure together, or perish alone.