Praying is no easy matter. It demands a relationship in which you allow someone other than yourself to enter into the very center of your person, to see there what you would rather leave in darkness, and to touch there what you would rather leave untouched.


The Dance of Life: Weaving Sorrows and Blessings Into One Joyful Step (ed. 2005)

Henri Nouwen Quotes

Praying is no easy matter. It demands a relationship in which you allow someone other than yourself to enter into the very center of your person, to...

Praying is no easy matter. It demands a relationship in which you allow someone other than yourself to enter into the very center of your person, to...

Praying is no easy matter. It demands a relationship in which you allow someone other than yourself to enter into the very center of your person, to...

Praying is no easy matter. It demands a relationship in which you allow someone other than yourself to enter into the very center of your person, to...