Richard

“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

“preaching means more than handing over a tradition; it is rather the careful and sensitive articulation of what is happening in the community”
― Henri J.M. Nouwen, The Wounded Healer: Ministry in Contemporary Society

“Compassion is born when we discover in the center of our own existence not only that God is God and man is man, but also that our neighbor is really our fellow man.”
― Henri J.M. Nouwen, The Wounded Healer: Ministry in Contemporary Society

“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