Hospitality means primarily the creation of free space where the stranger can enter and become a friend instead of an enemy. Hospitality is not to change people, but to offer them space where change can take place. It is not…

Quote by Henri Nouwen

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Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear...

Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear...

The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion,...

The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion,...

When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us,...

When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us,...

Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended...

Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended...

Somewhere we know that without silence words lose their meaning, that without listening speaking no...

Somewhere we know that without silence words lose their meaning, that without listening speaking no...

The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion,...

The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion,...

When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us,...

When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us,...

It is by chance that we met, by choice that we became friends.

It is by chance that we met, by choice that we became friends.

Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended...

Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended...

A friend is a hand that is always holding yours, no matter how close or...

A friend is a hand that is always holding yours, no matter how close or...

In wealth, many friends; in poverty, not even relatives.

In wealth, many friends; in poverty, not even relatives.

Friends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams.

Friends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams.

Friends are helpful not only because they will listen to us, but because they will...

Friends are helpful not only because they will listen to us, but because they will...

The beauty in me loves the beauty in you.

The beauty in me loves the beauty in you.

He who does not feel his friends to be the world to him, does not...

He who does not feel his friends to be the world to him, does not...

A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks...

A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks...

Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live...

Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live...

I follow my friends around their house, because i don't want to be left alone...

I follow my friends around their house, because i don't want to be left alone...

Look at market fluctuations as your friend rather than your enemy; profit from folly rather...

Look at market fluctuations as your friend rather than your enemy; profit from folly rather...

I tell myself that God gave my children many gifts - spirit, beauty, intelligence, the...

I tell myself that God gave my children many gifts - spirit, beauty, intelligence, the...

The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.

The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.