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• Becoming the beloved…

  
  this fragile tent — Authority: 425
  We watched a DVD in housegroup this evening, borrowed from Michaela Kast (Thanks Michaela!) of Henri Nouwen, great catholic writer, friend and companion of Jean Vanier and standing a great tradition of writers and Spiritual thinkers who are influenced by liberation theology.Here is a clip from the DVD I discovered on ...
  3 days ago

• what pain’s been teaching me

  
  "there is no path, paths are made by walking." ~Antonio Machado — Authority: 128
  Today’s the 10th day of this pain. It comes (freely) and it goes (occasionally). Four days after presenting at a hospital emergency room, I still haven’t heard from the neurosurgeon who’s supposed to look at my CT scan. At a walk-in clinic they gave me extra-strength opiates which have brought little ...
  1 week ago

• Words of Wisdom in Exam Time

  
  Law is Cool — Authority: 427
  We’ll be slowing down now for the exam period. Here are a couple quotes by Henri Nouwen from Laura Bergus to get you through these exams and keep things in perspective: When we start being too impressed by the results of our work, we slowly come to the erroneous conviction that life is one large ...
  1 week ago

• This Week with Henri Nouwen – 1st Week of Advent

  
  Dream Awakener — Authority: 125
  Waiting with the Word “Our waiting is always shaped by alertness to the Word. It is waiting in the knowledge that someone wants to address us. The question is, are we home? Are we at our address, ready to respond to the doorbell? We need to wait together, to keep each other at home spiritually, so that when the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Reflections on “In The Name of Jesus”

  
  One beggar trying to lead other beggars to bread... — Authority: 99
  This is a short reflection on insights I took from Henri Nouwen’s brief yet brilliant book,  In The Name of Jesus .  Its not a review, so if some of it doesnt seem to connect, or even if it does connect, I recommend you read the meditation on servant leadership. Nouwen’s opening  section, after the ...
  2 weeks ago

• twilight zone in our hearts

  
  Thundercatt99 — Authority: 122
  There is a twilight zone in our own hearts that we ourselves cannot see. Even when we know quite a lot about ourselves - our gifts and weaknesses, our ambitions and aspirations, our motives and drives - large parts of ourselves remain in the shadow of consciousness. This is a very good thing. We always will remain ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Conveying of Condolences

  
  The Gallivantings of Daniel Franklin Gomez — Authority: 131
  “Have patience.” “Please pray.” “Be strong.” Although your intentions are magnanimous, there is a high risk of you appearing as being a callous wise-ass. Just because you’re close to that person, in whatever way, it doesn’t mean that you have the right to tell the sufferer what to do! That’s just ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Ministry of Presence

  
  fresh expressions... — Authority: 118
  “More and more, the desire grows in me simply to walk around, greet people, enter their homes, sit on their doorsteps, play ball, throw water, and be known as someone who wants to live with them. It is a privilege to have the time to practice this simple ministry of presence. Still, it is not [...]
  2 weeks ago

• This Week with Henri Nouwen – Focusing on the Poor

  
  Dream Awakener — Authority: 125
  “Like every human organization the Church is constantly in danger of corruption. As soon as power and wealth come to the Church, manipulation, exploitation, misuse of influence, and outright corruption are not far away. How do we prevent corruption in the Church? The answer is clear: by focusing on the poor. The ...
  4 weeks ago

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