What did Henri Nouwen mean by: That’s the temptation of the devil: “Turn stones into bread! Be relevant!” - Henri Nouwen Copy
+ It is God’s passionate pursuit of us that calls us to prayer. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Henri Nouwen, Passion, Prayer, Pursuit, 0 - Henri Nouwen
+ Friendship and love are impossible without a mutual vulnerability. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Henri Nouwen, Love, 0 - Henri Nouwen
+ Our life is…a time in which sadness and joy kiss each other at every moment. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Henri Nouwen, Joy, Kissing, Sad, 0 - Henri Nouwen
+ God wants you to live for others and to live that presence well. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Henri Nouwen, Live For Others, 0 - Henri Nouwen
+ The Church is the body of Christ fashioned by baptism & the Eucharist. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Henri Nouwen, Baptism, Body, Church, 0 - Henri Nouwen
+ Community is the fruit of our capacity to make the interests of others more important than our own. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Henri Nouwen, Community, Fruit, Important, 0 - Henri Nouwen
+ When we break bread and give it to each other, fear vanishes and God becomes very close. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Henri Nouwen, Bread, Break, 0 - Henri Nouwen
+ Hiddenness is the place of purification. In hiddenness we find our true selves. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Henri Nouwen, Purification, Self, True Self, 0 - Henri Nouwen
Statues to great men are made of the stones thrown at them in their lifetime. - Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue. - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
No man is matriculated to the art of life till he has been well tempted. - George Eliot Author · England
You can consider this carved in stone: I rule out becoming Herman Van Rompuy’s successor. - Jean-Claude Juncker Politician · Luxembourg
Fish is meant to tempt as well as nourish, and everything that lives in water is seductive. - Jean-Paul Aron
Love is the one thing stronger than desire and the only proper reason to resist temptation. - Jeanette Winterson Author · England
I had been taught to look for monsters and devils and I found ordinary people. - Jeanette Winterson Author · England