Wednesday, October 25, 2017

The Henri Nouwen Society of Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Daily Meditation: "Meeting Christ in the Church" for Wednesday, 25 October 2017

The Henri Nouwen Society of Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Daily Meditation: "Meeting Christ in the Church" for Wednesday, 25 October 2017
DAILY MEDITATION: "Meeting Christ in the Church" for Wednesday, 25 October 2017
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Loving the Church does not require romantic emotions. It requires the will to see the living Christ among his people and to love them as we want to love Christ himself. This is true not only for the "little" people - the poor, the oppressed, the forgotten - but also for the "big" people who exercise authority in the Church.
To love the Church means to be willing to meet Jesus wherever we go in the Church. This love doesn't mean agreeing with or approving of everyone's ideas or behavior. On the contrary, it can call us to confront those who hide Christ from us. But whether we confront or affirm, criticize or praise, we can only become fruitful when our words and actions come from hearts that love the Church.

For further reflection...
"You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart." (Jeremiah 29: 13 (NIV))
Your response...
Fruitfulness comes from our choice to love.
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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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