Ubi Caritas: Nouwen Meditation: Be Surprised by Joy

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Nouwen Meditation: Be Surprised by Joy

"Now and Then" Podcast

In this episode, we get to hear from Henri Nouwen himself. Taken from a talk he gave in 1992 in Orlando, Florida, this is Part Two of "Spiritual Disciplines for A Busy Life", where Henri speaks about the importance of Routine, Discipline, Spiritual Reading and Self Nurture.

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DAILY MEDITATION | MARCH 24, 2020

Be Surprised by Joy

Learn the discipline of being surprised not by suffering but by joy. As we grow old . . . there is suffering ahead of us, immense suffering, a suffering that will continue to tempt us to think that we have chosen the wrong road. . . . But don’t be surprised by pain. Be surprised by joy, be surprised by the little flower that shows its beauty in the midst of a barren desert, and be surprised by the immense healing power that keeps bursting forth like springs of fresh water from the depth of our pain.

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"When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, that you have established, what are human beings that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them?"

PSALM 8:3,4 (NRSV)

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