Daily Meditation: Living in a State of Preparedness

Living in a State of Preparedness - from Henri Nouwen's Bread for the Journey Everything that comes from God asks for an open and faithful heart.  We cannot live with hope and joy in the end-time unless we are living in a state of preparedness.  We have to be careful because, as the Apostle Peter says:  "Your enemy the devil is on the prowl like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour" (1 Peter 5.8).  Therefore Jesus says:  "Watch yourselves, or your hearts will be coarsened by debauchery and drunkenness and the cares of life. ... Stay awake, praying at all times for the strength to survive all that is going to happen, and to hold your ground before the Son of Man" (Luke 21:34-36).  That's what living in the Spirit of Jesus calls us to. For further reflection... "Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand." - Ephesians 6: 13 (NIV) Comment on this Daily Meditation. Save the date! For those of you in the Toronto area, keep October 13 free! Click here. The First Annual Henri Nouwen Lecture featuring Jim Wallis happens November 14, 2015. For more information, click here.   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. Scripture chosen by L. Yeskoo.

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