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This Week with Henri Nouwen

“Often we remain silent when we need to speak.  Without words, it is hard to love well.  When we say to our parents, children, lovers, or friends:  ‘I love you very much’ or ‘I care for you’ or ‘I think of you often’ or ‘You are my greatest gift,’ we choose to give life.

It is not always easy to express our love directly in words.  But whenever we do, we discover we have offered a blessing that will be long remembered.  When a son can say to his father,  ‘Dad, I love you,’ and when a mother can say to her daughter, ‘Child, I love you,’ a whole new blessed place can be opened up, a space where it is good to dwell.  Indeed, words have the power to create life.” - Henri Nouwen


One Response to This Week with Henri Nouwen

  1. arlenerauen says:

    Finished a labor of love for you today…hoping the get to the PO early enough so you get it soon(tomorrow??)….turned out pretty classy …enjoy!!! NO it is not food…sorry!!