Monday, October 24, 2022

Nouwen Meditation: Giving in Friendship

Now & Then Podcast
On this episode of Henri Nouwen, Now & ThenDr. Ruth Haley Barton, author of the newly released Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest, contends that the sabbath is one of God’s greatest gifts to humanity – and the antidote to the crazy busyness that rules our lives!

DAILY MEDITATION | OCTOBER 24, 2022
Giving in Friendship
When we truly love God and share in his glory, our relationships lose their compulsive character. We reach out to people not just to receive their affirmations but also to allow them to participate in the love we have come to know through Jesus. Thus true friendship becomes an expression of a greater love.

It is hard work to remind each other constantly of the truth, but it is worth the effort. Constant mutual forgiveness and a continual openness to the love of God are the disciplines that allow us to grow together in friendship.
“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.”

LUKE 15:20 (NIV)
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