Thursday, August 18, 2022

Nouwen Meditation: Receiving the Gifts of Others

From Fear to Love: 
Spiritual Grounding in Anxious Times
with Marjorie J. Thompson

“Transforming Anxiety into Hospitality”

Part five of this video series concludes with insights and techniques 
to help change perspectives, hearts, and outcomes.
DAILY MEDITATION | AUGUST 18, 2022
Receiving the Gifts of Others
A gift only becomes a gift when it is received; and nothing we have to give—wealth, talents, competence, or just beauty— will ever be recognized as true gifts until someone is open to accept them. This all suggests that if we want others to grow— that is, to discover their potential and capacities, to experience that they have something to live and work for—we should first of all be able to recognize their gifts and be willing to receive them. For we only become fully human when we are received and accepted.
"When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom."

PROVERBS 11:2 (NIV)
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