Ubi Caritas: Nouwen Meditation: Shift Your Point of Gravity

Sunday, January 28, 2024

Nouwen Meditation: Shift Your Point of Gravity

Thank You, Karen!

On November 20, 2023, we gathered at Tyndale University

to celebrate the fruitfulness of retiring Executive Director --

Karen Pascal. The event featured Daniel Cho, Chair of the Board, Sr. Sue Mosteller, Brian Stiller, Karen Pascal, Steve Bell, and more.

We thank you Karen for your visionary leadership, passionate dedication, and creative initiatives! As you retire, may you always carry a deep sense of your Belovedness!

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DAILY MEDITATION | JANUARY 28, 2024

Shift Your Point of Gravity

Jesus’ response to our worry-filled lives is quite different. He asks us to shift the point of gravity, to relocate the center of our attention, to change our priorities. Jesus wants us to move from the “many things” to the “one necessary thing.” It is important for us to realize that Jesus in no way wants us to leave our many-faceted world. Rather, he wants us to live in it, but firmly rooted in the center of all things. Jesus does not speak about a change of activities, a change of contacts, or even a change of pace. He speaks about a change of heart. This change of heart makes everything different, even while everything appears to remain the same. This is the meaning of “Set your hearts on his kingdom first . . . and all these other things will be given you as well.” What counts is where our hearts are. When we worry, we have our hearts in the wrong place. Jesus asks us to move our hearts to the center, where all other things fall into place.

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"Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her."

LUKE 10:41, 42 (NIV)

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