Saturday, June 24, 2017

The Henri Nouwen Society in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Daily Meditation for Saturday, 24 June 2017: "Flesh Become Word"

The Henri Nouwen Society in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Daily Meditation for Saturday, 24 June 2017: "Flesh Become Word"

DAILY MEDITATION: "Flesh Become Word"
Saturday, 24 June 2017
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The word must become flesh, but the flesh also must become word. It is not enough for us, as human beings, just to live. We also must give words to what we are living. If we do not speak what we are living, our lives lose their vitality and creativity. When we see a beautiful view, we search for words to express what we are seeing. When we meet a caring person, we want to speak about that meeting. When we are sorrowful or in great pain, we need to talk about it. When we are surprised by joy, we want to announce it!
Through the word, we appropriate and internalize what we are living. The word makes our experience truly human.
Henri Nouwen
For further reflection...
Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. [Psalm 119:105 (NIV)]
Your response...

What experiences in your life need to be named and talked about?
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The Henri Nouwen Society in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Daily Meditation for Friday, 23 June 2017: "Words That Come From the Heart

DAILY MEDITATION: "Words That Come From the Heart"
Friday, 23 June 2017
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Words that do not become flesh in us remain "just words." They have no power to affect our lives. If someone says, "I love you," without any deep emotion, the words do more harm than good. But if these same words are spoken from the heart, they can create new life.
It is important that we keep in touch with the source of our words. Our great temptation is to become "pleasers," people who say the right words to please others but whose words have no roots in their interior lives. We have to keep making sure our words are rooted in our hearts. The best way to do that is in prayerful silence.
Henri Nouwen
For further reflection...
And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.  God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.  [Genesis 1: 3, 4 (NIV)]
Your response...

How can you speak words that come from your true self today?
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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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