The First Love – Henri Nouwen

The first love says: “You are loved long before other people can love you or you can love others. You are accepted long before you can accept others or receive their acceptance. You are safe long before you can offer or receive safety.” Home is the place where that first love dwells and speaks gently to us. — Lifesigns: Intimacy, Fecundity, and Ecstasy in Christian Perspective