Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Nouwen Meditation: Do Well the Few Things

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 21, 2022
Do Well the Few Things
The more I think about the human suffering in our world and my desire to offer a healing response, the more I realize how crucial it is not to allow myself to become paralyzed by feelings of impotence and guilt. More important than ever is to be very faithful to my vocation to do well the few things I am called to do and hold on to the joy and peace they bring me. I must resist the temptation to let the forces of darkness pull me into despair and make me one more of their many victims. I have to keep my eyes fixed on Jesus and on those who followed him and trust that I will know how to live out my mission to be a sign of hope in this world.
In the heavens he has pitched a tent for the sun... It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is hidden from its heat.

PSALM 19:4b,6 (NIV)
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