Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Nouwen Meditation: The Word of God Remains Forever

Now & Then Podcast

In this week's episode of Henri Nouwen, Now & Then, award-winning musician and author of the new book Beholding: Deepening Our Experience in GodStrahan Coleman reveals how his prolonged journey through pain, depression and anxiety led to a deeper prayer life. Strahan's miraculous story illustrates what is possible for those who long for a more satisfying and intimate friendship with God.

DAILY MEDITATION | MAY 16, 2023
The Word of God Remains Forever
The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God remains for ever” (Isaiah 40:8). The Word of God is powerful indeed. Not only the Jesus Prayer but many words from the Scriptures can reshape the inner self. When I take the words that strike me during a service into the day and slowly repeat them while reading or working, more or less chewing on them, they create new life. Sometimes when I wake up during the night I am still saying them, and they become like wings carrying me above the moods and turbulences of the days and weeks.
But he answered, "It is written: 'One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.' "

MATTHEW 4:4 (NRSV)
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