Daily Meditation: Being Joyful Witnesses

Wednesday August 6, 2014 Being Joyful Witnesses To speak about Jesus and his divine work of salvation shouldn't be a burden or a heavy obligation.  When we go to people feeling that unless they accept our way of knowing Jesus, they are lost and we are failures, it is hardly possible to be true witnesses. It is a great joy when people recognise through our witness that Jesus is the divine redeemer who opened for them the way to God.  It is a true cause for gratitude and celebration.  But we should also be able to live joyful and grateful lives when our witness with deeds and words does not lead people to accept Jesus in the way we do.   Comment on this Daily Meditation. Read and reflect on "Can You Drink the Cup?"  with us this summer. Click here for details.   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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