Thursday, February 3, 2022

Nouwen Meditation: Love Deeply

Now & Then Podcast
Twenty-eight years ago, Brian Stiller interviewed Henri Nouwen for a television current affairs program. In this week's episode of Now & Then, Brian, now Global Ambassador for the World Evangelical Alliance, talks about the lasting impact that interview had on him, and how Henri’s insights still apply to the Church today.

DAILY MEDITATION | FEBRUARY 3, 2022
Love Deeply
Do not hesitate to love and to love deeply. You might be afraid of the pain that deep love can cause. When those you love deeply reject you, leave you, or die, your heart will be broken. But that should not hold you back from loving deeply. The pain that comes from deep love makes your love even more fruitful. It is like a plow that breaks the ground to allow the seed to take root and grow into a strong plant. Every time you experience the pain of rejection, absence, or death, you are faced with a choice. You can become bitter and decide not to love again, or you can stand straight in your pain and let the soil on which you stand become richer and more able to give life to new seeds.
"But the person who is forgiven only a little will love only a little."

LUKE 7:47b (NRSV)
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