Daily Meditation: Speaking Words of Love

DAILY MEDITATION   Speaking Words of Love September 6  Photo courtesy of SDGimagery.com Often we remain silent when we need to speak. Without words, it is hard to love well. When we say to our parents, children, lovers, or friends: "I love you very much" or "I care for you" or "I think of you often" or "You are my greatest gift," we choose to give life.   It is not always easy to express our love directly in words. But whenever we do, we discover we have offered a blessing that will be long remembered. When a son can say to his father, "Dad, I love you," and when a mother can say to her daughter, "Child, I love you," a whole new blessed place can be opened up, a space where it is good to dwell. Indeed, words have the power to create life. For further reflection... He asked me, "Can these bones live?"  I said, "O Sovereign Lord, you alone know."  Then he said to me, "Prophesy to these bones..."  So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet... - Ezekiel 37: 3, 4, 10 (NIV) Your response... How can you use words to heal, love, and give life today? Comment on this Daily Meditation. Continue the Inspiration Purchase your copy of Henri Nouwen's book "The Road to Daybreak".   Visit our Bookstore: United States | Canada | United Kingdom Consider our monthly giving program to sustain the ability to extend Henri's legacy and make his work available to those who seek spiritual formation and nourishment. Click here to sign up today. 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. STAY CONNECTED:

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