Wednesday, September 7, 2011

I heart henri nouwen

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He is so good at putting such profound things into small and wonderful statements.  can't say enough about this saint and brother.

peace,
matt 

Wednesday September 7, 2011                           

Blessing One Another 

To bless means to say good things.  We have to bless one another constantly.  Parents need to bless their children, children their parents, husbands their wives, wives their husbands, friends their friends.  In our society, so full of curses, we must fill each place we enter with our blessings.  We forget so quickly that we are God's beloved children and allow the many curses of our world to darken our hearts.  Therefore we have to be reminded of our belovedness and remind others of theirs.  Whether the blessing is given in words or with gestures, in a solemn or an informal way, our lives need to be blessed lives. 






- Henri J. M. Nouwen