The Henri Nouwen Society of Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Daily Meditation: "Living the Moment to the Fullest" for Friday, 5 January 2018
DAILY MEDITATION: "Living the Moment to the Fullest" for 5 January 2017
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Patience is a hard discipline. It is not just waiting until something happens over which we have no control: the arrival of the bus, the end of the rain, the return of a friend, the resolution of a conflict. Patience is not a waiting passivity until someone else does something. Patience asks us to live the moment to the fullest, to be completely present to the moment, to taste the here and now, to be where we are. When we are impatient we try to get away from where we are. We behave as if the real thing will happen tomorrow, later and somewhere else. Let's be patient and trust that the treasure we look for is hidden in the ground on which we stand.
For further reflection...
"Your kingdom come..." (Matthew 6: 10a)
Your response...
What practices can help you be attentive to the present moment and live life to the fullest?
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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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