i miss y'all and i wanted to post the section of the henri nouwen "reaching out" book that i quoted from at our last dinner together at the end of january. be reminded, be encouraged, be challenged....
"...it is important to remember that the Christian community is a waiting community, that is, a community which not only creates a sense of belonging but also a sense of estrangement. In the Christian community we say to each other, 'We are together, but we cannot fulfill each other... we help each other, but we also have to remind each other that our destiny is beyond our togetherness.' The support of the Christian community is a support of common expectation. That requires a constant criticism of anyone who makes the community into a safe shelter or a cozy clique, and a constant encouragement to look forward to what is to come.....
Our eyes should not remain fixed on each other, but be directed forward to what is dawning on the horizon of our existence. We discover each other by following the same vocation and supporting each other in the same search. Therefore, the Christian community is not a closed circle of people embracing each other, but a forward-moving group of companions bound together by the same voice asking for their attention."
friends, let's regroup around this. it has to be this.
i might post some musings about hearing jim wallis talk last night too. very very good stuff.
love to you!
jkw
Monday, February 18, 2008
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