loneliness
The Innovation of Loneliness (Social Media)
The Innovation of Loneliness from Shimi Cohen on Vimeo.
1 Cor 7: Singleness and Marriage (pt2 of 4)
How does the world view or encourage singleness? I want to be single because I want to be ultimately free. I don’t want to get married because my spouse may cramp my style. I want to be able to do whatever I want, when I want. This is the world’s view of singleness. But the […]
Quotes on The Wounded Healer (Henry Nouwen)
A minster is not a doctor whose primary task is to take away pain. Rather, he deepens the pain to a level where it can be shared. When someone comes with his loneliness to the minister, he can only expect that his loneliness will be understood and felt, so that he no longer has to […]
Quotes on The Wounded Healer (Henry Nouwen)
The wound of our loneliness is indeed deep. Maybe we had forgotten it, since there were so many distractions. But our failure to change the world with our good intentions and sincere actions and our undesired displacement to the edges of life have made us aware that the wound is still there.
Quotes on Loneliness from The Wounded Healer (Henry Nouwen)
The Christian way of life does not take away our loneliness; it protects and cherishes it as a precious gift. Sometimes it seems as if we do everything possible to avoid the painful confrontation with our basic human loneliness, and allow ourselves to be trapped by false gods promising immediate satisfaction and quick relief… The […]