Friday, December 17, 2021

Nouwen Meditation: The Divine Word of Hope

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DAILY MEDITATION | DECEMBER 17, 2021
The Divine Word of Hope
The small child of Bethlehem, the unknown young man of Nazareth, the rejected preacher, the naked man on the cross, he asks for my full attention. The work of our salvation takes place in the midst of a world that continues to shout, scream, and overwhelm us with its claims and promises. But the promise is hidden in the shoot that sprouts from the stump, a shoot that hardly anyone notices.

I remember seeing a film on the human misery and devastation brought by the bomb on Hiroshima. Among all the scenes of terror and despair emerged one image of a man quietly writing a word in calligraphy. All his attention was directed to writing that one word. That image made this gruesome film a hopeful film. Isn’t that what God is doing? Writing the divine word of hope in the midst of our dark world?
Many are asking, “Who can show us any good?” Let the light of your face shine upon us, O Lord.

PSALM 4:6 (NIV)
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