And now we come to brokenness. Perhaps it is audacious for Nouwen to assert that brokenness is a part of being beloved, but it is so. Why this is the case, I don’t know. Yet it is true. Innocence is shattered by experience. At some point, we discover the darkness within us for what it is, and we … Continue reading Explore the Spiritual Classics: Life of the Beloved (part 4)
Month: November 2013
Explore the Spiritual Classics: Life of the Beloved (part 3)
What is it to be blessed?Henri Nouwen talks about it as being more than praise or appreciation. He describes blessing as saying “yes” to the Belovedness in the other.“…to give a blessing creates the reality of which it speaks…. A blessing touches the original goodness of the other and calls forth his or her Belovedness.”Now … Continue reading Explore the Spiritual Classics: Life of the Beloved (part 3)
Horizons of the Possible 