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Quotes from Bread For the Journey — Henri Nouwen

1932–1996 Netherlands

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We often confuse unconditional love with unconditional approval.

Bread For the Journey (1996)

Although we tend to think about saints as holy and pious, and picture them with halos above their heads and ecstatic gazes, true saints are much more accessible. They are men and women like us, who live ordinary lives and struggle with ordinary problems. What makes them saints is their clear and unwavering focus on God and God’s people.

Bread For the Journey (1996)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Henri Nouwen (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.