Daily Meditation: Living Faithfully in an Ambiguous World

DAILY MEDITATION Living Faithfully in an Ambiguous World March 27 Photo courtesy of SDGimagery.com Our hearts and minds desire clarity. We like to have a clear picture of a situation, a clear view of how things fit together, and clear insight into our own and the world's problems. But just as in nature colors and shapes mingle without clear-cut distinctions, human life doesn't offer the clarity we are looking for. The borders between love and hate, evil and good, beauty and ugliness, heroism and cowardice, care and neglect, guilt and blamelessness are mostly vague, ambiguous, and hard to discern. It is not easy to live faithfully in a world full of ambiguities. We have to learn to make wise choices without needing to be entirely sure. For further reflection... "By faith Moses' parents hid him for three months after he was born, because they saw he was no ordinary child, and they were not afraid of the king's edict." - Hebrews 11: 23  (NIV) Your response... What has helped you make wise choices? Comment on this Daily Meditation. Continue the Inspiration Purchase your copy of Henri Nouwen's book "Discernment".   Visit our Bookstore: United States | Canada | United Kingdom Join us for the Lent 2016 discussion of Henri Nouwen's book "In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership". Visit our new website for inspiration, resources, news, events, community. LEARN MORE 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. Scripture chosen by L. Yeskoo. DONATE STAY CONNECTED:

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