Quotes by Henri J.M. Nouwen, The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming

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Addiction" might be the best word to explain the lostness that so deeply permeates society. Our addiction make us cling — Henri J.M. Nouwen, The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming
Although claiming my true identity as a child of God, I still live as though the God to whom I am returning demands an e — Henri J.M. Nouwen, The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming
Since my visit to the Hermitage, I had become more aware of the four figures, two women and two men, who stood around th — Henri J.M. Nouwen, The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming
The return to the "Father from whom all fatherhood takes its name" allows me to let my dad be no less than the good, lov — Henri J.M. Nouwen, The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming
On the one hand the younger son realizes that he has lost the dignity of his sonship, but at the same time that sense of — Henri J.M. Nouwen, The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming