Ubi Caritas: Nouwen Meditation: God's Kingdom Is Within

Monday, February 27, 2023

Nouwen Meditation: God's Kingdom Is Within

Now & Then Podcast

This week we are replaying a very special episode of Henri Nouwen, Now & Then, with Ukrainian Greek Catholic Archbishop Borys Gudziak. Having first aired on March 13, 2022, just two weeks after Russia invaded the Ukraine, the Archbishop shares about the harsh realities facing the Ukrainian people, and provides a great history and understanding of the relationship between the Ukraine and Russia.

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DAILY MEDITATION | FEBRUARY 27, 2023

God's Kingdom Is Within

The words of Jesus "Set your hearts on God's kingdom first . . . and all other things will be given you as well" summarize best the way we are called to live our lives. With our hearts set on God's kingdom. That kingdom is not some faraway land that we hope to reach, nor is it life after death or an ideal state of affairs. No. God's Kingdom is, first of all, the active presence of God's Spirit within us, offering us the freedom we truly desire.

And so the main question becomes: how do we set our hearts on the Kingdom first when our hearts are preoccupied with so many things? Somehow a radical change of heart is required, a change that allows us to experience the reality of our existence from God's place.

However, as it is written, "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him" but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.

1 CORINTHIANS 2:9,10 (NIV)

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