A Moment Aside --- 14 September 2021
Henri Nouwen (1932-1996)
was a Dutch theologian and Catholic priest who was involved in social justice,
spirituality, and community. Toward the end of his life, he worked with and
lived in a community of people with developmental disabilities.
His words here remind us
that we are not what we do or have, nor are we what others believe us to be. We
are children of God, placed here by God, no matter what our circumstances might
be. We can become more of what God created us to be for what God created us to
be is simply a beloved child of God.
“Blessed is the servant who esteems himself no better when he
is praised and exalted by people than when he is considered worthless, simple,
and despicable; for what a man is before God, that he is and nothing more.”
― Francis
of Assisi
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