Daily Meditation: Daring to Become Dependent

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Wednesday April 4, 2012         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 does not feel well received. Receiving is an art.  It means allowing the other to become part of our lives.  It means daring to become dependent on the other.  It asks for the inner freedom to say:  "Without you I wouldn't be who I am."   Receiving with the heart is therefore a gesture of humility and love.  So many people have been deeply hurt because their gifts were not well received.  Let us be good receivers.   Comment on this Daily Meditation. Journey with us this Lent. Reflect on COMPASSION.   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.

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