Saturday, September 19, 2020

Nouwen Meditation: Suddenly a Wall Becomes a Gate

"Now & Then" Podcast
In this episode of "Now & Then", Dr. Ray Aldred, status Cree Indian from the Swan River Band and Director of the Indigenous Studies at the Vancouver School of Theology, shares how Nouwen's words have helped him and other indigenous people in their quest for healing.

DAILY MEDITATION | SEPTEMBER 19, 2020
Suddenly a Wall Becomes a Gate
Death is part of a much greater and much deeper event, the fullness of which we cannot comprehend, but of which we know that it is a life-bringing event. . . . What seemed to be the end proved to be the beginning; what seemed to be a cause for fear proved to be a cause for courage; what seemed to be defeat proved to be victory; and what seemed to be the basis for despair proved to be the basis for hope. Suddenly a wall becomes a gate, and although we are not able to say with much clarity or precision what lies beyond the gate, the tone of all that we do and say on our way to the gate changes drastically.
"When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: Death has been swallowed up in victory."

1 CORINTHIANS 15:54 (NIV)
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