Quotes about Courage
Have courage" therefore means "Let your center speak.
— Henri Nouwen
I leave you with the image of the leader with outstretched hands, who chooses a life of downward mobility. It is the image of the praying leader, the vulnerable leader, and the trusting leader. May that image fill your hearts with hope, courage, and confidence as you anticipate the new century.
— Henri Nouwen
it became increasingly clear to me that I know quite well the difference between darkness and light but do not always have the courage to name them by their true names.
— Henri Nouwen
Holding the cup of life means looking critically at what we are living. This requires great courage, because when we start looking, we might be terrified by what we see. Questions may arise that we don't know how to answer. Doubts may come up about things we thought we were sure about. Fear may emerge from unexpected places.
— Henri Nouwen
When we dare to speak from the depth of our heart to the friends God gives us, we will gradually find new freedom within us and new courage to live our own sorrows and joys to the full. When we truly believe that we have nothing to hide from God, we need to have people around us who represent God for us and to whom we can reveal ourselves with complete trust.
— Henri Nouwen
We resist getting near the suffering of another partly out of our unwillingness to suffer ourselves.
— Henri Nouwen
We are called to be fearless people in a fearful world.
— Henri Nouwen
Dare to lose your life and you will find it.
— Henri Nouwen
Don't be afraid. Don't run off. Trust that Christ will be born in that place.
— Henri Nouwen
But God has called you to speak the Word to the world and to speak it fearlessly. While acknowledging your woundedness, do not let go of the truth that lives in you and demands to be spoken.
— Henri Nouwen
Henri found a new capacity for joy. By claiming his belovedness, he had more compassion for people who hurt him, more courage to live his struggles as gateways to inner freedom. He became more loving, and felt more at peace with himself and the world.
— Henri Nouwen
Faith asks us to jump, to surrender and believe that somewhere, somehow, Someone will catch us and bring us home.
— Henri Nouwen