Henri Nouwen Quotes:
Ocupation: Priest
Life: January 24, 1932 - September 21, 1996
Birthday: January 24
Death: September 21
Gratitude goes beyond the 'mine' and 'thine' and claims the truth that all of life is a pure gift. In the past I always thought of gratitude as a spontaneous response to the awareness of gifts received, but now I realize that gratitude can also be lived as a discipline. The discipline of gratitude is the explicit effort to acknowledge that all I am and have is given to me as a gift of love, a gift to be celebrated with joy.
source: Henri Nouwen (2013). “The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming”, p.85, Image
topic: Thanksgiving, Thankful, Spiritual, Gift Of Love, Thanksgiving Gratitude, Grateful Inspirational, Gratitude And Thanks, Gratitude For Life
