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Henri Nouwen Quotes about Solitude

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It is in solitude that we discover that being is more important than having and that we are worth more than the results of our efforts. In solitude we discover that our life is not a possession to be defended but a gift

It is in solitude that we discover that being is more important than having and that we are worth more than the results of our efforts. In solitude we discover that our life is not a possession to be defended but a gift to be shared.

Effort, Solitude, Important

Henri J. M. Nouwen (2017). “You are the Beloved: Daily Meditations for Spiritual Living”, Hachette UK

Solitude is the furnace of transformation. Without solitude we remain victims of our society and continue to be entangled in the illusions of the false self.

Self, Solitude, Our Society

Henri J. M. Nouwen (2016). “The Spiritual Life: Eight Essential Titles by Henri Nouwen”, p.18, HarperCollins

Without solitude it is virtually impossible to live a spiritual life. ...We do not take the spiritual life seriously if we do not set aside some time to be with God and listen to him.

Spiritual, Solitude, Impossible

Henri J. M. Nouwen (2016). “The Spiritual Life: Eight Essential Titles by Henri Nouwen”, p.4, HarperCollins

I feel strongly that the God we meet in solitude is always the God who calls us to community.

Community, Solitude, Feels

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Solitude is very different from a 'time-out' from our busy lives. Solitude is the very ground from which community grows. Whenever we pray alone, study, read, write, or simply spend quiet time away from the places where we interact with each other directly, we are potentially opened for a deeper intimacy with each other.

Writing, Community, Solitude

Henri Nouwen (2013). “Clowning in Rome: Reflections on Solitude, Celibacy, Prayer, and Contemplation”, p.13, Image

Solitude is the furnace of transformation.

Solitude, Transformation, Furnaces

Henri J. M. Nouwen (2016). “The Spiritual Life: Eight Essential Titles by Henri Nouwen”, p.18, HarperCollins

Solitude is the place of purification and transformation, the place of the great struggle and the great encounter.

Struggle, Solitude, Encounters

Henri J. M. Nouwen (2016). “The Spiritual Life: Eight Essential Titles by Henri Nouwen”, p.20, HarperCollins

If you meet God in solitude, you discover the God you meet is the God who embraces all people.

People, Solitude, Embrace

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Solitude does not pull us away from our fellow human beings but instead makes real fellowship possible.

Real, Solitude, Doe

Henri Nouwen (2013). “Reaching Out”, p.41, Image

In solitude we become aware that we were together before we came together and that life is not a creation of our will but rather an obedient response to the reality of our being united.

Reality, Solitude, Together

Henri Nouwen (2013). “Clowning in Rome: Reflections on Solitude, Celibacy, Prayer, and Contemplation”, p.14, Image

In solitude we become aware that our worth is not the same as our usefulness.

Solitude, Usefulness

Henri J. M. Nouwen (2010). “Spiritual Formation: Following the Movements of the Spirit”, p.19, Harper Collins

Solitude is the place where we can connect with profound bonds that are deeper than the emergency bonds of fear and anger.

Profound, Solitude, Emergencies

Henri Nouwen (2013). “Clowning in Rome: Reflections on Solitude, Celibacy, Prayer, and Contemplation”, p.12, Image

In solitude we realize that nothing human is alien to us.

Solitude, Aliens, Realizing

Henri J. M. Nouwen (2016). “The Spiritual Life: Eight Essential Titles by Henri Nouwen”, p.20, HarperCollins

If you start with community and want to be faithful to community, you have to realize that what binds you together is not mutual compatibility or common tasks, but God. In order to stay in touch with that call to community, we always have to return to solitude.

Order, Community, Solitude

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Community always calls us back to solitude, and solitude always calls us to community. Community and solitude, both, are essential elements of ministry and witnessing.

Community, Solitude, Essentials

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