| I will sing of your steadfast love, O Lord, forever.
Psalm 89:1 |
The Christ Child is Within Us
I think that we have hardly thought through the immense implications of the mystery of the incarnation. Where is God? God is where we are weak, vulnerable, small and dependent. God is where the poor are, the hungry, the handicapped, the mentally ill, the elderly, the powerless. How can we come to know God when our focus is elsewhere, on success, influence, and power? I increasingly believe that our faithfulness will depend on our willingness to go where there is brokenness, loneliness, and human need.
If the church has a future it is a future with the poor in whatever form. Each one of us is seriously searching to live and grow in this belief, and by friendship we can support each other. I realize that the only way for us to stay well in the midst of the many "worlds" is to stay close to the small, vulnerable child that lives in our hearts and in every other human being. Often we do not know that the Christ child is within us. When we discover him we can truly rejoice. |
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Advent Online Book Discussion
Join us as we reflect on Henri Nouwen's Here and Now: Living in the Spirit. Facilitated by Ray Glennon, you are welcome to participate in any way that is spiritually nourishing for you!
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Excerpt from Henri Nouwen's Sabbatical Journey, © Henri J.M. Nouwen. Published by The Crossroad Publishing Company and reprinted here with publisher's kind permission. Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible.
Photo of Henri Nouwen by Frank Hamilton. Used with kind permission.
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