Devotion
Henri Nouwen’s Wisdom
Losing and Gaining Our Lives The great paradox of life is that those who lose their lives will gain them. This paradox becomes visible in very ordinary situations. If we cling to our friends, we may lose them, but when we are nonpossessive in our relationships, we will make many friends. When fame is what […]
Fruits of the Spirit: [2] JOY
*Very* rough notes for a Wednesday Koinonia group reflection next week… In the United States, one of their foundational documents, the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence, states that “we are endowed by our Creator with certain inalienable rights, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” ¢â‚¬ Dietrich Bonhoeffer: locked up for months in a […]
Henri Nouwen’s spiritual wisdom
Making Our Lives Available to Others One of the arguments we often use for not writing is this: “I have nothing original to say. Whatever I might say, someone else has already said it, and better than I will ever be able to.” This, however, is not a good argument for not writing. Each human […]
Richard Rohr: devotions
FOLLOWING THE MYSTICS If you keep listening to the love, if you keep receiving the love, trusting the love ¢â‚¬”even with all your limitations, with all your unworthiness, with all your limited intellect or whatever you feel holds you back ¢â‚¬”you start to experience within yourself a sense of possibility. Whatever life is inviting you into, you […]
CHRISTMAS, DIG? (with some nice lines about joy)
CHRISTMAS, DIG? © Martin Fawkes 2012 I’m told Swarovski is nice But surely Cartier is better Crystals grown in test-tubes Versus diamonds grown by pressure If Christmas is coming What’s inside the wrapping paper A gift to last today Or a gift to last forever? What is substantial What is solid? What is vapour? […]
What would you say to the risen Jesus?
Some worshipful, and funny responses from a few of my Facebook friends: I might be speechless! Love me tender love me true 🙂 Why do you look like a Englishman? I’d fall to my knees and cry at his feet and grab on and not let go ¢â‚¬Å½”Do you speak […]
Henri Nouwen: still more wisdom…
Laying Down Your Life for Your Friends Good Shepherds are willing to lay down their lives for their sheep (see John 10:11). As spiritual leaders walking in the footsteps of Jesus, we are called to lay down our lives for our people. This laying down might in special circumstances mean dying for others. But it […]
The God of Suffering Love
by Nils von Kalm http://soulthoughts.com Many of us have probably seen Mel Gibson ¢â‚¬â„¢s The Passion of the Christ movie. When it was released in 2004 it caused quite a stir amongst different groups of people, not least for its gruesome and bloody portrayal of the torture that Jesus endured during the last twelve hours of […]
Richard Rohr (more…)
Easter Sunday ¢â‚¬Å“Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of all who fall asleep. ¢â‚¬ ~ 1 Corinthians 15:20 St. Paul seldom leaves the message at the level of ¢â‚¬Å“believe this fact about Jesus. ¢â‚¬ He always moves it to ¢â‚¬Å“this is what it says about you! ¢â‚¬ or ¢â‚¬Å“this is what it says about […]
Henri Nouwen: still more wisdom…
Daring to Become Dependent When someone gives us a watch but we never wear it, the watch is not really received. When someone offers us an idea but we do not respond to it, that idea is not truly received. When someone introduces us to a friend but we ignore him or her, that friend […]
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