Monday, July 19, 2021

Nouwen Meditation: Bring All Your Thoughts to God

According to New York Times best-selling author Barbara Brown Taylor, darkness is shorthand for anything that scares you. In this week's episode of Henri Nouwen, Now & Then, Barbara becomes our guide to help us see the holy in everything.

DAILY MEDITATION | JULY 19, 2021
Bring All Your Thoughts to God
Although many good things have been written about contemplation and contemplative prayer, many people still have the impression that contemplative prayer is something very special, very “high,” or very difficult, and really not for ordinary people with ordinary jobs and ordinary problems. This is unfortunate because the discipline of contemplative prayer is particularly valuable for those who have so much on their minds that they suffer from fragmentation. If it is true that all Christians are called to bring their thoughts into an ongoing conversation with their Lord, then contemplative prayer can be a discipline that is especially important for those who are deeply involved in the many affairs of the world.
"It is good to praise the Lord and make music to your name, O Most High, to proclaim your love in the morning, your faithfulness at night..."

PSALM 92:1,2 (NIV)
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