Richard

“Tell me how much you have entered into the suffering of those around you, and I will tell you how much you love them.”
― Martin Niemöller

“Who can save a child from a burning house without taking the risk of being hurt by the flames? Who can listen to a story of loneliness and despair without taking the risk of experiencing similar pains in his own heart and even losing his precious peace of mind? In short: “Who can take away suffering without entering it?”
― Henri J.M. Nouwen, The Wounded Healer

“The beginning and the end of all Christian leadership is to give your life for others.”
― Henri J.M. Nouwen, The Wounded Healer: Ministry in Contemporary Society

“The great illusion of leadership is to think that man can be led out of the desert by someone who has never been there.”
― Henri J.M. Nouwen, The Wounded Healer: Ministry in Contemporary Society