Monday, December 19, 2022

Nouwen Meditation: Choose God’s Love

Now & Then Podcast
Our Christmas gift to you! In this episode of Henri Nouwen, Now & Then, we hear from Henri Nouwen himself from a talk recorded in 1983. In a world marred by war and deep divisions, Henri's call for Jesus' followers to be advocates for peace is as timely and meaningful today as ever.

DAILY MEDITATION | DECEMBER 19, 2022
Choose God’s Love
You must believe in the yes that comes back when you ask, “Do you love me?” You must choose this yes even though you do not experience it.

You feel overwhelmed by distractions, fantasies, the disturbing desire to throw yourself into the world of pleasure. But you know already that you will not find there an answer to your deepest question. Nor does the answer lie in rehashing old events, or in guilt or shame. All of that makes you dissipate yourself and leave the rock on which your house is built.

You have to trust the place that is solid, the place where you can say yes to God’s love even when you do not feel it. . . . Keep saying, “God loves me, and God’s love is enough.” You have to choose the solid place over and over again and return to it after every failure.
Many are saying of me, “God will not deliver him.” But you are a shield around me, O, Lord; you bestow glory on me and lift up my head.

PSALM 3:2 (NIV)
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