http://whitehottruth.com/inspirational-quotes/the-desire-to-be-useful/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:03:07 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://whitehottruth.com/inspirational-quotes/the-desire-to-be-useful/#comment-3092 guerrilla mama medicine Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:19:47 +0000 http://whitehottruth.com/?p=6470#comment-3092 [...] - Henri Nouwen, Catholic Priest Posted in Uncategorized [...] [...] - Henri Nouwen, Catholic Priest Posted in Uncategorized [...]

]]> http://whitehottruth.com/inspirational-quotes/the-desire-to-be-useful/#comment-3034 … « viva.le.mani. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:25:31 +0000 http://whitehottruth.com/?p=6470#comment-3034 [...] and hugs that you do not simply like them, but truly love them. – Henri Nouwen (via white hot truth and lillieinthecity) my mom and older [...] [...] and hugs that you do not simply like them, but truly love them. – Henri Nouwen (via white hot truth and lillieinthecity) my mom and older [...]

]]> http://whitehottruth.com/inspirational-quotes/the-desire-to-be-useful/#comment-3032 How Do You Define Your Desire To Be Useful? « People: Online & Offline Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:41:52 +0000 http://whitehottruth.com/?p=6470#comment-3032 [...] The Desire To Be Useful “More and more, the desire grows in me simply to walk around, greet people, enter their homes, sit on their doorsteps, play ball, throw water, and be known as someone who wants to live with them. It is a privilege to have the time to practice this simple ministry of presence. Still, it is not as simple as it seems. My own desire to be useful, to do something significant, or to be part of some impressive project is so strong that soon my time is taken up by meetings, conferences, study groups, and workshops that prevent me from walking the streets. It is difficult not to have plans, not to organize people around an urgent cause, and not to feel that you are working directly for social progress. But I wonder more and more if the first thing shouldn’t be to know people by name, to eat and drink with them, to listen to their stories and tell your own, and to let them know with words, handshakes, and hugs that you do not simply like them, but truly love them.”  - Henri Nouwen, Catholic Priest [...] [...] The Desire To Be Useful “More and more, the desire grows in me simply to walk around, greet people, enter their homes, sit on their doorsteps, play ball, throw water, and be known as someone who wants to live with them. It is a privilege to have the time to practice this simple ministry of presence. Still, it is not as simple as it seems. My own desire to be useful, to do something significant, or to be part of some impressive project is so strong that soon my time is taken up by meetings, conferences, study groups, and workshops that prevent me from walking the streets. It is difficult not to have plans, not to organize people around an urgent cause, and not to feel that you are working directly for social progress. But I wonder more and more if the first thing shouldn’t be to know people by name, to eat and drink with them, to listen to their stories and tell your own, and to let them know with words, handshakes, and hugs that you do not simply like them, but truly love them.”  - Henri Nouwen, Catholic Priest [...]

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