Powerlessness

Henri Nouwen is a well-loved writer and theologian who taught for decades at some of the most prestigious institutions in the country, but he left behind the academy to serve among the disabled popula...

When we live our lives by the story of unlimitedness, we believe small equals powerless.

The cross, Martin Luther wrote, was the devil’s mousetrap. The devil smelled cheese, and wham, felt steel. Thus, we see a little baby lying defenseless in a crib at Bethlehem, and a tortured man hangi...

Only in the Cross of Christ will we receive power when we are powerless. We will find strength when we are weak. We will experience hope when our situation is hopeless. Only in the Cross is there peac...

[The poor have] a feeling of powerlessness and an inability to make themselves heard.

Fear is the heartbeat of the powerless.

The mentality and behavior of drug addicts and alcoholics is wholly irrational until you understand that they are completely powerless over their addiction and unless they have structured help, they h...

A person who wields power cannot see truth; that is the privilege of the powerless.

When we live our lives by the story of unlimitedness, we believe small equals powerless.