The Henri Nowen Society in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with Father Henri J. M. Nouwen DAILY MEDITATION "Flesh Become Word" for Friday, 24 June 2016

Photo courtesy of SDGimagery.comThe Henri Nowen Society in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with Father Henri J. M. Nouwen DAILY MEDITATION "Flesh Become Word" for Friday, 24 June 2016
The word must become flesh, but the flesh also must become word. It is not enough for us, as human beings, just to live. We also must give words to what we are living. If we do not speak what we are living, our lives lose their vitality and creativity. When we see a beautiful view, we search for words to express what we are seeing. When we meet a caring person, we want to speak about that meeting. When we are sorrowful or in great pain, we need to talk about it. When we are surprised by joy, we want to announce it!
Through the word, we appropriate and internalize what we are living. The word makes our experience truly human.

For further reflection...
Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.[Psalm 119:105 (NIV)]
Your response...
What experiences in your life need to be named and talked about?

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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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