Ubi Caritas: Nouwen Meditation: Detach from the Past

Monday, October 11, 2021

Nouwen Meditation: Detach from the Past

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This week’s episode of Now & Then features a lecture from Henri Nouwen recorded in 1985. It's a particularly meaningful message for anyone who wrestles with fears and insecurities as Henri encourages us to move from the House of Fear to the House of Love.

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DAILY MEDITATION | OCTOBER 11, 2021

Detach from the Past

I am increasingly convinced that it is possible to live the wounds of the past not as gaping abysses that cannot be fulfilled and, therefore, keep threatening us as gateways to new life. The “gateless gate” of Zen and the “healing wounds of Christ” both encourage us to detach ourselves from the past and trust in the glory to which we are called.

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"Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland."

ISAIAH 43:18-19 (NIV)

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