“Jesus was broken on the cross. He lived his suffering and death not as an evil to avoid at all costs, but as a mission to embrace. We too are broken. We live with broken bodies, broken hearts, broken minds or broken spirits. We suffer from broken relationships.
How can we live our brokenness? Jesus invites us to embrace our brokenness as he embraced the cross and live it as part of our mission. He asks us not to reject our brokenness as a curse from God that reminds us of our sinfulness but to accept it and put it under God’s blessing for our purification and sanctification. Thus our brokenness can become a gateway to new life.”
In a recent comment, I was asked about receiving these via e-mail. If that is what you want to do, go to HenriNouwen.org and sign up. Daily Meditations and Weekly Reflections are both offered free.
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July 15, 2006 at 9:49 am
Carol
I like this Henri Nouwen fellow. He has a lot of great insight. I’m not going to sign up for the e-mail thing though, because I’d rather visit your blog and read of his wisdom.
Carol
July 15, 2006 at 9:59 am
helenl
Thanks. For the mostpart, I find them very encouraging and uplifting. But I don’t post them every day. And if I ever go on vacation or something and you miss them, HenriNouwen.org is always on my blogroll.
In a recent comment, a man, who has commented only once on my blog, asked me to send them to him by e-mail. I do, in fact, forward them sometimes to friends. But I’m not taking on what is already avavilable for someone I don’t even know.
July 15, 2006 at 11:19 am
Daniel Comstock
another great post helen these henri nouwen poem really mean somethin to everyone in a different way which is kewl
July 15, 2006 at 1:27 pm
Helen Losse
Glad you like them, Daniel.