Sunday, December 29, 2013

Father Henri J. M. Nouwen’s Daily Meditation – Sunday, December 29, 2013 “A Ministry that Never Ends”

Father Henri J. M. Nouwen’s Daily Meditation – Sunday, December 29, 2013 “A Ministry that Never Ends”
Reconciliation is much more than a one-time event by which a conflict is resolved and peace established.  A ministry of reconciliation goes far beyond problem solving, mediation, and peace agreements.  There is not a moment in our lives without the need for reconciliation.  When we dare to look at the myriad hostile feelings and thoughts in our hearts and minds, we will immediately recognize the many little and big wars in which we take part.  Our enemy can be a parent, a child, a "friendly" neighbor, people with different lifestyles, people who do not think as we think, speak as we speak, or act as we act.  They all can become "them."  Right there is where reconciliation is needed.
Reconciliation touches the most hidden parts of our souls.  God gave reconciliation to us as a ministry that never ends.
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