The Henri Nouwen Society in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Daily Meditation for Friday, 7 July 2017: "How Time Heals"

The Henri Nouwen Society in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Daily Meditation for Friday, 7 July 2017: "How Time Heals"

DAILY MEDITATION: "How Time Heals" Friday, 7 July 2017  Photo courtesy of Jim van Dijk "Time heals," people often say. This is not true when it means that we will eventually forget the wounds inflicted on us and be able to live on as if nothing happened. That is not really healing; it is simply ignoring reality. But when the expression "time heals" means that faithfulness in a difficult relationship can lead us to a deeper understanding of the ways we have hurt each other, then there is much truth in it. "Time heals" implies not passively waiting but actively working with our pain and trusting in the possibility of forgiveness and reconciliation. For further reflection... Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. [2 Corinthians 5:17-19 (NIV)] Your response... Do you have a relationship which needs time, healing, or forgiveness? Continue the Inspiration Purchase your copy of Henri Nouwen's book "Here and Now".   Visit our Bookstore: United States | Canada | United Kingdom Consider our monthly giving program to sustain the ability to extend Henri's legacy and make his work available to those who seek spiritual formation and nourishment. Click here to sign up today. 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. STAY CONNECTED:

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