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Book: The Spiritual Life: Eight Essential Titles by Henri Nouwen
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  1. Henri J.M. Nouwen _ The Spiritual Life: Eight

    the spiritual life can only be real when it is lived in the midst of the pains and joys of the here and now.
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  2. Henri J.M. Nouwen _ The Spiritual Life: Eight

    It is the mystery that the heart, which is the center of our being, is transformed by God into his own heart, a heart large enough to embrace the entire universe. Through prayer we can carry in our heart all human pain and sorrow, all conflicts and agonies, all torture and war, all hunger, loneliness, and misery, not because of some great psychological or emotional capacity, but because God's heart has become one with ours. Here we catch sight of the meaning of Jesus' words, "Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden light" {Matthew 11:29–30}.
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  3. Henri J.M. Nouwen _ The Spiritual Life: Eight

    To love and work for the glory of God cannot remain an idea about which we think once in a while. It must become an interior, unceasing doxology.
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    Setting our hearts on something involves not only serious aspiration but also strong determination. A spiritual life requires human effort. The forces that keep pulling us back into a worry-filled life are far from easy to overcome.
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    Temptations and struggles will remain to the end of our lives, but with a pure heart we will be restful even in the midst of a restless existence.
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  6. Henri J.M. Nouwen _ The Spiritual Life: Eight

    It seems indeed that the Church today is one of the few institutions in the world willing to defend human rights regardless of who the oppressor is.
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    Compassion is the fruit of solitude and the basis of all ministry.
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  8. Henri J.M. Nouwen _ The Spiritual Life: Eight

    We walk through life as if we had swallowed an Easter candle, rigid and tense, always afraid that things will get out of hand. This reaction is just as harmful as open rebellion, or even more so, because it blocks our way to religious maturation.
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  9. Henri J.M. Nouwen _ The Spiritual Life: Eight

    Solitude is not simply a means to an end. Solitude is its own end. It is the place where Christ remodels us in his own image and frees us from the victimizing compulsions of the world. Solitude is the place of our salvation. Hence, it is the place where we want to lead all who are seeking the light in this dark world.
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  10. Henri J.M. Nouwen _ The Spiritual Life: Eight

    ministry can be fruitful only if it grows out of a direct and intimate encounter with our Lord.
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  11. Henri J.M. Nouwen _ The Spiritual Life: Eight

    Only in the context of grace can we face our sin; only in the place of healing do we dare to show our wounds; only with a single-minded attention to Christ can we give up our clinging fears and face our own true nature. As we come to realize that it is not we who live, but Christ who lives in us, that he is our true self, we can slowly let our compulsions melt away and begin to experience the freedom of the children of God.
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  12. Henri J.M. Nouwen _ The Spiritual Life: Eight

    Our primary task in solitude, therefore, is not to pay undue attention to the many faces which assail us, but to keep the eyes of our mind and heart on him who is our divine savior.
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