Daily Meditation: Choosing the Blessings

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Saturday September 8, 2012     Choosing the Blessings   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!     Comment on this Daily Meditation.   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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