Quotes about Belief
I can only be healed from above, from where God reaches down. What is impossible for me is possible for God. "With God, everything is possible."
— Henri Nouwen
A good host is the one who believes that his guest is carrying a promise he wants to reveal to anyone who shows genuine interest.
— Henri Nouwen
When we face death with hope, we can live life with generosity.
— Henri Nouwen
We will never believe that we have anything to give unless there is someone who is able to receive.
— Henri Nouwen
Waiting patiently is suffering through the present moment, tasting it to the fullest in the belief that something hidden there will manifest itself to us.
— Henri Nouwen
Trust is to allow for hope.
— Henri Nouwen
Hope is not dependent on peace in the land, justice in the world, and success in the business. Hope is willing to leave unanswered questions unanswered and unknown futures unknown. Hope makes you see God's guiding hand not only in the gentle and pleasant moments but also in the shadows of disappointment and darkness.
— Henri Nouwen
One of the greatest acts of faith is to believe that the few years we live on this earth are like a little seed planted in a very rich soil. For this seed to bear fruit, it must die. We often see or feel only the dying, but the harvest will be abundant even when we ourselves are not the harvesters.
— Henri Nouwen
Act ahead of your feelings and trust that one day your feelings will match your convictions. Choose now and continue to choose this incredible truth.
— Henri Nouwen
What matters here is that the moment Cleopas and his friend recognized Jesus in the breaking of bread, his bodily presence was no longer required as a condition for their new hope.
— Henri Nouwen
Activism comes from an unbelief that insists that God does not or cannot move and act; it wants to replace God's supposed slowness or inaction with our activity
— Henri Nouwen
Faith is precisely trusting that you who give gratuitously will receive gratuitously, but not necessarily from the person to whom you gave.
— Henri Nouwen