Again today, I am sitting down trying to read up on some blogs…today it’s Andrew Shearman’s blog. One of our spiritual fathers during the Race and and a man deeply respected by myself and so many others, Andrew’s father heart and teachings over the year influenced me greatly. He’s the guy who talked to us about being unoffendable – a reoccurring theme in my discussions these days.
Anyway, on his blog he posted some quotes by Henri Nowen. I am familiar with Nowen, but haven’t read much of his stuff…because I’m not much of a reader, though I would like to change that. 🙂 But even if I haven’t personally fully read a Nowen book certainly doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate his quotes. I hope that you do as well.
“Is prayer powerlessness or a creative contact with the source of all Life?”
“Prayer, …our intimate relationship with God , is the basis for all our relationships.”
“The
movement from illusion to prayer is hard to make since it leads from
false certainties to true uncertainties, from an easy support system
to a risky surrender, and from many ‘safe’ gods to the God whose love
has no limits.”
The last is my favorite.
