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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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,...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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.

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,...

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...

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...

My function in life was to render clear what was already blindingly conspicuous

My function in life was to render clear what was already blindingly conspicuous

Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered through personal experience does not become a...

Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered through personal experience does not become a...

Life is like art. You have to work hard to keep it simple and still...

Life is like art. You have to work hard to keep it simple and still...

I don't make the rules, I just live with the consequences

I don't make the rules, I just live with the consequences

All the hours wound you, the last one kills.

All the hours wound you, the last one kills.

Sometimes the answer to prayer is not that it changes life, but that it changes...

Sometimes the answer to prayer is not that it changes life, but that it changes...

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

The true harvest of my life is intangible - a little star dust caught, a...

The true harvest of my life is intangible - a little star dust caught, a...

It was cold, and he was coughing. A fine cold draught blew over the knoll....

It was cold, and he was coughing. A fine cold draught blew over the knoll....

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

It's better to send in the Peace Corps than the Marine Corps.

It's better to send in the Peace Corps than the Marine Corps.