Friday, August 4, 2023

Nouwen Meditation: Where to Put Our Attention

A Living Gospel - Week 3
"THOMAS MERTON: SPIRITUAL EXPLORER"

Reflecting on how God awakens
deeper love in our spiritual journey.

Our host, Robert Ellsberg, invites us to connect to our deepest yearning for God as we consider Thomas Merton’s journey.
DAILY MEDITATION | AUGUST 4, 2023
Where to Put Our Attention
Somewhere we know that without silence words lose their meaning, that without listening speaking no longer heals, that without distance closeness cannot cure. Somewhere we know that without a lonely place our actions quickly become empty gestures. The careful balance between silence and words, withdrawal and involvement, distance and closeness, solitude and community forms the basis of the Christian life and should, therefore, be the subject of our most personal attention.
"But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed."

LUKE 6:16 (NIV)
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