The Henri Nouwen in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with Father Henri J. M. Nouwen DAILY MEDITATION "Words That Come From the Heart" for Thursday, we June 2016

Photo courtesy of SDGimagery.comThe Henri Nouwen in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with Father Henri J. M. Nouwen DAILY MEDITATION "Words That Come From the Heart" for Thursday, we June 2016
Words that do not become flesh in us remain "just words." They have no power to affect our lives. If someone says, "I love you," without any deep emotion, the words do more harm than good. But if these same words are spoken from the heart, they can create new life.
It is important that we keep in touch with the source of our words. Our great temptation is to become "pleasers," people who say the right words to please others but whose words have no roots in their interior lives. We have to keep making sure our words are rooted in our hearts. The best way to do that is in prayerful silence.

For further reflection...
And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.[Genesis 1: 3, 4 (NIV)]
Your response...
How can you speak words that come from your true self today?

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Text excerpts taken from Bread for the Journey, by Henri J.M. Nouwen, ©1997 HarperSanFrancisco. All Scripture from The Jerusalem Bible ©1966, 1967, and 1968 Darton, Longman & Todd and Doubleday & Co. Inc. Scripture chosen by L. Yeskoo.
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