Daily Meditation: Choosing the Blessings

Choosing the Blessings - from Henri Nouwen's Bread for the Journey It is an ongoing temptation to think of ourselves as living under a curse.  The loss of a friend, an illness, an accident, a natural disaster, a war, or any failure can make us quickly think that we are no good and are being punished.   This temptation to think of our lives as full of curses is even greater when all the media present us day after day with stories about human misery. Jesus came to bless us, not to curse us.  But we must choose to receive that blessing and hand it on to others.  Blessings and curses are always placed in front of us.  We are free to choose.  God says,  Choose the blessings! For further reflection... Balak said to Balaam, "What have you done to me?  I brought you to curse my enemies, but you have done nothing but bless them!"  He answered, "Must I not speak what the Lord puts in my mouth?" - Numbers 23: 11, 12 (NIV) Comment on this Daily Meditation. Save the date! For those of you in the Toronto area, keep October 13 free! Click here. The First Annual Henri Nouwen Lecture featuring Jim Wallis happens November 14, 2015. For more information, click here.   Visit our website for inspiration, resources, news, events, community.     Text excerpts taken from Bread for the Journey, by Henri J.M. Nouwen, ©1997 HarperSanFrancisco. All Scripture from The Jerusalem Bible ©1966, 1967, and 1968 Darton, Longman & Todd and Doubleday & Co. Inc. Photo by V. Dobson. Scripture chosen by L. Yeskoo.

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