Daily Meditation: Deeply Rooted in God

Saturday April 5, 2014 Deeply Rooted in God Trees that grow tall have deep roots.  Great height without great depth is dangerous.  The great leaders of this world - like St. Francis, Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, Jr., - were all people who could live with public notoriety, influence, and power in a humble way because of their deep spiritual rootedness. Without deep roots we easily let others determine who we are.  But as we cling to our popularity, we may lose our true sense of self.  Our clinging to the opinion of  others reveals how superficial we are.  We have little to stand on.  We have to be kept alive by adulation and praise.   Those who are deeply rooted in the love of God can enjoy human praise without being attached to it.   We are now sending Weekly Lenten e-reflections. If you'd like to receive these weekly emails, click the "Update Profile/Email Address" link at the bottom of this email or click here and enter your email address. You can also join our Lenten book discussion. Please click here for information. "The Spirit and Practice of Excellence" call-in seminar is happening on April 8th. For more information and to register, please click here. 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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