Henri Nouwen — 💊 Healing Quote

Healing encounters pain in the safe presence of someone who genuinely cares.

“Healing does not require the denial of our pain but rather an encounter with it in the presence of one who cares”

— Henri Nouwen

Healing encounters pain in the safe presence of someone who genuinely cares.

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#caring

More from Henri Nouwen

“When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us we often find it is those who have shared our pain”

— Henri Nouwen

“When we honestly ask ourselves which person means the most to us we often find it is those who instead of giving advice have chosen rather to share our pain”

— Henri Nouwen

“When we honestly ask ourselves which persons in our lives mean the most to us we often find that it is those who have chosen to share our pain.”

— Henri Nouwen

“The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion who can stay with us in an hour of grief is worth more than gold.”

— Henri Nouwen