Thursday, October 5, 2017

The Henri Nouwen Society of Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Daily Meditation for Thursday, 5 October 2017: "Companion of the Souls"

The Henri Nouwen Society of Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Daily Meditation for Thursday, 5 October 2017: "Companion of the Souls"
DAILY MEDITATION: "
Companion of the Souls" for Thursday, 5 
October 2017 
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When the two disciples recognised Jesus as he broke the bread for them in their house in Emmaus, he "vanished from their sight" (Luke 24:31). The recognition and the disappearance of Jesus are one and the same event. Why? Because the disciples recognised that their Lord Jesus, the Christ, now lives in them ... that they have become Christ-bearers. Therefore, Jesus no longer sits across the table from them as the stranger, the guest, the friend with whom they can speak and from whom they can receive good counsel. He has become one with them. He has given them his own Spirit of Love. Their companion on the journey has become the companion of their souls. They are alive, yet it is no longer them, but Christ living in them (see Galatians 2:20).

For further reflection...
"I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: I in them and you in me." (John 17: 22, 23a (NIV))
Your response...How will you experience Jesus living in you as your companion today?
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The Henri Nouwen Society of Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Daily Meditation for Wednesday, 4 October 2017: "Jesus, Our Food and Drink"
DAILY MEDITATION: "
Jesus, Our Food and Drink" for Wednesday, 4 
October 2017 
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Jesus is the Word of God, who came down from heaven, was born of the Virgin Mary through the power of the Holy Spirit, and became a human person. This happened in a specific place at a specific time. But each day when we celebrate the Eucharist, Jesus comes down from heaven, takes bread and wine, and by the power of the Holy Spirit becomes our food and drink. Indeed, through the Eucharist, God's incarnation continues to happen at any time and at any place.
Sometimes we might think: "I wish I had been there with Jesus and his apostles long ago!" But Jesus is closer to us now than he was to his own friends. Today he is our daily bread!

For further reflection...Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. Those who come to me will never go hungry, and those who believe in me will never be thirsty." (John 6: 35 (NIV))
Your response...
How has Jesus become bread and wine for you on your journey?
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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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