Daily Meditation: Companion of the Souls

Companion of the Souls - from Henri Nouwen's Bread for the Journey When the two disciples recognised Jesus as he broke the bread for them in their house in Emmaus, he "vanished from their sight" (Luke 24:31).  The recognition and the disappearance of Jesus are one and the same event.  Why?  Because the disciples recognised that their Lord Jesus, the Christ, now lives in them ... that they have become Christ-bearers.  Therefore, Jesus no longer sits across the table from them as the stranger, the guest, the friend with whom they can speak and from whom they can receive good counsel.  He has become one with them.  He has given them his own Spirit of Love.  Their companion on the journey has become the companion of their souls.  They are alive, yet it is no longer them, but Christ living in them (see Galatians 2:20). For further reflection... "I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: I in them and you in me." - John 17: 22, 23a (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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