Daily Meditation: Meeting God in the Poor

DAILY MEDITATION Meeting God in the Poor August 19 Photo courtesy of Jim van Dijk When we are not afraid to confess our own poverty, we will be able to be with other people in theirs. The Christ who lives in our own poverty recognises the Christ who lives in other people's. Just as we are inclined to ignore our own poverty, we are inclined to ignore others'. We prefer not to see people who are destitute, we do not like to look at people who are deformed or disabled, we avoid talking about people's pains and sorrows, we stay away from brokenness, helplessness, and neediness. By this avoidance we might lose touch with the people through whom God is manifested to us. But when we have discovered God in our own poverty, we will lose our fear of the poor and go to them to meet God. For further reflection... ... and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? - Isaiah 53: 1b (NIV) Your response... "Seek the face of God in everything, everyone, all the time, especially in the lowly appearance of bread and in the distressing disguise of the poor." - Mother Teresa Comment on this Daily Meditation. Continue the Inspiration Purchase your copy of Henri Nouwen's book "Adam".   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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