The Henri Nouwen Society in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Daily Meditation for Saturday, 8 July 2017: "The Wounded Healer"

The Henri Nouwen Society in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Daily Meditation for Saturday, 8 July 2017: "The Wounded Healer"

DAILY MEDITATION: "The Wounded Healer" Saturday, 8 July 2017  Photo courtesy of Jim van Dijk Nobody escapes being wounded. We all are wounded people, whether physically, emotionally, mentally, or spiritually. The main question is not "How can we hide our wounds?" so we don't have to be embarrassed, but "How can we put our woundedness in the service of others?" When our wounds cease to be a source of shame, and become a source of healing, we have become wounded healers. Jesus is God's wounded healer: through his wounds we are healed. Jesus' suffering and death brought joy and life. His humiliation brought glory; his rejection brought a community of love. As followers of Jesus we can also allow our wounds to bring healing to others. For further reflection... Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.  But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."  Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. [2 Corinthians 12: 8-9 (NIV)] Your response... How can your own wounds become a source of healing? Continue the Inspiration Purchase your copy of Henri Nouwen's book "A Cry for Mercy".   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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