The irreversibility of action is one of the most profound truths of life. When we act, we interact with others from our position of human plurality to accomplish something more creative and powerful than we could ever accomplish on our own. Action is always an inter-action with others, and action is always resulting in an outcome that…
Category: prayer
false humility
So, last night we had prayer meeting and I was so excited to attend and lead it, although I knew I’d not been going to the church long enough to command a following of most of the members and that I didn’t know how things happened here. I remember being frustrated that everyone weren’t participating…
Henri Nouwen on Obedience
To be obedient means to be constantly attentive to this active presence and to allow God, who is only love, to be the source as well as the goal of all we think, say, and do. Henri Nouwen, Spiritual Direction (2006)