Quotes by Community I wrote to my bishop, the Archbishop of Utrecht, Holland, and explained that I wanted not just permission to stay longer, but a mission. He met me at the Trosly L'Arche community and we spent a few days together . . . I wanted him to get to know L'Arche, to understand what I was doing there. Afterward he said, "I understand now, Henri. You have found a home for your self." Henri Nouwen communityselfhome Brotherhood is not just a Bible word. Out of comradeship can come and will come the happy life for all. Heywood Broun brotherhoodcommunityhappy-life I loved to teach, I loved my students, but I wanted to find a community. I prayed: "Lord, show me where you want me to go. I will go wanted wherever you call me - but please be clear." Henri Nouwen communitystudentswant Community life is not easy for somebody like me, who is used to living by himself and doing what he wants. It's a demanding life, and you quickly get in touch with your own handicaps and weaknesses. Henri Nouwen weaknesscommunitywant Jesus said Communion first, community comes out of that, and out of community, ministry. Henri Nouwen ministrycommunityjesus What [Margaret Thatcher] made a play for was the acquisitive: our greedy nature. She set aside other things like an identification with community, altruism. The only collective that she understood was: Rally around and slay the enemy. Hilary Mantel communityplayenemy When were the good and the brave ever in a majority? Henry David Thoreau volunteercommunitybrave Even if the wealth and power be well distributed throughout a community, its members will not be happy unless they are inwardly so, and obviously where the distribution is bad, where the few have a vast superfluity and the many are consumed by anxiety or want, or where a few controllers can exercise their will over the many, society has failed, even though its total wealth and power be increased. Hilaire Belloc communitywisdomexercise In my teens, I worked as an aide in my community supervising and mentoring youth in various programs and delivering lunches to needy students. Hilda Solis mentorlunchcommunity I'm not excusing crime or those who bring poison into the community, but I do want brothers and sisters in prison to know someone cares. Hill Harper communitypoisonbrother As an immigrant, you're constantly thinking about how you're perceived on a community level, and a lot of times it's just on a community level. Himanshu Suri levelscommunitythinking My parents don't care what Americans think of us; we just care what the other Indian people in our community think of us. Himanshu Suri communitypeoplethinking I was a lost child. I wasn't accepted in the black community because I was Korean, and I wasn't accepted in the Korean community because I was black Hines Ward blackcommunitychildren Once Indians become more visible in pop culture and thus more humanized, then it actually chips away at discrimination. Especially after 9/11, it became important for those stories and that human element, for the Muslim, the Hindu, the Sheikh communities to be heard. That's what I hope I get at with the music. Himanshu Suri communityimportantculture By prayer, community is created as well as expressed. Henri Nouwen wellscommunityprayer Ministry is the least important thing. You cannot not minister if you are in communion with God and live in community. Henri Nouwen ministrycommunityimportant No one person can fulfill all your needs. But the community can truly hold you. The community can let you experience the fact that, beyond your anguish, there are human hands that hold you and show you God's faithful love. Henri Nouwen faithfulcommunityhands Under the old philosophy which had governed the high Middle Ages things had been everywhere towards a condition of Society in which property was well distributed throughout the community, and thus the family rendered independent. Hilaire Belloc independentcommunityphilosophy I do not overlook the fact that the appearance of these new, free nations in the European political community not only celebrates the return of the prodigal son but also creates new sources of friction here and there Hjalmar Branting politicalcommunityson Prayer is not one of the many things the community does. Rather, it is its very beingBut when prayer is no longer its primary concern, and when its many activities are no longer seen and experienced as part of prayer itself, the community quickly degenerates into a club with a common cause but no common vocation. Henri Nouwen communityprayerdoe«6869707172737475767778»
