Immense Trust – Oct. 24, 2018
“Drinking the cup is an act of selfless love, an act of immense trust, an act of surrender to a God who will give what we need when we need it.” -Henri Nouwen, Can You Drink the Cup?
Holding the Cup – Oct. 23, 2018
“Holding the cup of life means looking critically at what we are living. This requires great courage, because when we start looking, we might be terrified by what we see. Questions may arise that we don’t know how to answer. Doubts may come up about things we thought we were sure about. Fear may emerge […]
An Intimate Cup – Oct. 22, 2018
All of the quotes this week come from Henri J.M. Nouwen’s book, Can You Drink the Cup? “Drinking the cup that Jesus drank is living a life in and with the spirit of Jesus, which is the spirit of unconditional love. The intimacy between Jesus and Abba, his Father, is an intimacy of complete trust, […]
Risking Love – Oct. 19, 2018
Love is recklessness, not reason. Reason seeks a profit. Love comes on strong, consuming herself, unabashed. Yet in the midst of suffering, Love proceeds like a millstone, Hard-surfaced and straight forward. Having died to self-interest, She risks everything and asks for nothing. Love gambles away every gift God bestows. -Jelaluddin Rumi, as quoted by […]