Henri Nouwen Wound Quotations

When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving much advise, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a gentle and tender han

Your heart is greater than your wounds.

In our own woundedness, we can become sources of life for others.

The main question is not, how can we hide our wounds...but how can we put our woundedness in service to others.