Saturday, July 14, 2012

Daily Meditation: Being Blessed

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Saturday July 14, 2012 

 

Being Blessed

 

Jesus is the Blessed One.  When Jesus was baptised in the Jordan river a voice came from heaven saying:  "You are my Son, the Beloved;  my favour rests on you" (Mark 1:11).  This was the blessing that sustained Jesus during his life.  Whatever happened to him - praise or blame - he clung to his blessing; he always remembered that he was the favourite child of God.

 

Jesus came into the world to share that blessing with us.  He came to open our ears to the voice that also says to us, "You are my beloved son, you are my beloved daughter, my favour rests on you ."  When we can hear that voice, trust in it, and always remember it, especially during dark times, we can live our lives as God's blessed children and find the strength to share that blessing with others.

 

- Henri J. M. Nouwen  

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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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