Father Henri J. M. Nouwen’s Daily Meditation – Saturday,
December 28, 2013 “Being Safe Places for Others”
When we are free from the need to judge or condemn, we can
become safe places for people to meet in vulnerability and take down the walls
that separate them. Being deeply rooted
in the love of God, we cannot help but invite people to love one another. When people realise that we have no hidden
agendas or unspoken intentions, that we are not trying to gain any profit for
ourselves, and that our only desire is for peace and reconciliation, they may
find the inner freedom and courage to leave their guns at the door and enter
into conversation with their enemies.
Many times this happens even without our planning. Our ministry of reconciliation most often
takes place when we ourselves are least aware of it. Our simple, nonjudgmental presence does it.
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