Monday, September 29, 2014

Toronto, Ontario, Canada - The Henri Nouwen Society Daily Meditation for Monday, 29 September 2014 "Baptism, a Call to Commitment"

Henri Nouwen Society - Daily Meditation
Toronto, Ontario, Canada - The Henri Nouwen Society Daily Meditation for Monday, 29 September 2014 "Baptism, a Call to Commitment"
Baptism as a way to the freedom of the children of God and as a way to a life in community calls for a personal commitment.  There is nothing magical or automatic about this sacrament.  Having water poured over us while someone says, "I baptise you in the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit," has  lasting significance when we are willing to claim and reclaim in all possible ways the spiritual truth of who we are as baptised people.
In this sense baptism is a call to parents of baptised children and to the baptised themselves to choose constantly for the light in the midst of a dark world and for life in the midst of a death-harbouring society.[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. Photo by V. Dobson.]
- Henri J. M. Nouwen
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