DAILY MEDITATION "The Cup of Life" for Monday, 9 May 2017
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When the mother of James and John asks Jesus to give her sons a special place in his Kingdom, Jesus responds, "Can you drink the cup that I am going to drink?" (Matthew 20:22). "Can we drink the cup?" is the most challenging and radical question we can ask ourselves. The cup is the cup of life, full of sorrows and joys. Can we hold our cups and claim them as our own? Can we lift our cups to offer blessings to others, and can we drink our cups to the bottom as cups that bring us salvation?
Keeping this question alive in us is one of the most demanding spiritual exercises we can practice.
For further reflection...And going a little farther, he threw himself on the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me; yet not what I want but what you want."[Matthew 26:39 (NRSV)]
Your response . . .
What does the cup of your life hold for you at present?
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Daily Meditation for Monday, 8 May 2017: "Sharing Freely Our Knowledge" Henri Nouwen Society in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DAILY MEDITATION:
"Sharing Freely Our Knowledge" for Monday, 8 May 2017
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Often we think that we do not know enough to be able to teach others. We might even become hesitant to tell others what we know, out of fear that we won't have anything left to say when we are asked for more.
This mind-set makes us anxious, secretive, possessive, and self-conscious. But when we have the courage to share generously with others all that we know, whenever they ask for it, we soon discover that we know a lot more than we thought. It is only by giving generously from the well of our knowledge that we discover how deep that well is.
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Daily Meditation for Monday, 8 May 2017: "Sharing Freely Our Knowledge" Henri Nouwen Society in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DAILY MEDITATION:
"Sharing Freely Our Knowledge" for Monday, 8 May 2017
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Often we think that we do not know enough to be able to teach others. We might even become hesitant to tell others what we know, out of fear that we won't have anything left to say when we are asked for more.
This mind-set makes us anxious, secretive, possessive, and self-conscious. But when we have the courage to share generously with others all that we know, whenever they ask for it, we soon discover that we know a lot more than we thought. It is only by giving generously from the well of our knowledge that we discover how deep that well is.
For further reflection..."For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline."[2 Timothy 1:7 (NRSV)]
Your response...
You have much wisdom to give. How can you share it today?
Continue the Inspiration
Purchase your copy of Henri Nouwen's book "Home Tonight".
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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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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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