Sunday, February 17, 2013

Only in a patient waiting in expectation.


"It is very hard to tolerate the experience of God
as a purifying absence,
and to keep our hearts open so as to
patiently and reverently prepare His way.

We are tempted to grasp rapid solutions instead...

In our impatient culture,
it has indeed become extremely difficult to see
much salvation in waiting.

But still...
the God who saves is not made by human hands...

Only in a patient waiting in expectation
can we slowly break away from our illusions
and pray as the psalmist prayed:

'God, You are my God,
I am seeking You,
my soul is thirsting for You.'"
-Nouwen,
Show Me The Way:
Readings for Each Day of Lent

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2 comments:

Cori Haughery said...

thanks emily! you are so sweet. i would love to have a coffee chat time with you...i am need of people to do that with around here...so cool you are in grad school! thanks for reading. i am going to spend some time on your blog when i have a few minutes. i guess that will be the closest we can get to chatting for now. : ) yes! we are so excited for james and megan! james is my husbands brother. crazy how the internet connects people...

nice to "meet" you emily!

February 22, 2013 at 6:22 AM
Cori Haughery said...

thanks emily! you are so sweet. i would love to have a coffee chat time with you...i am need of people to do that with around here...so cool you are in grad school! thanks for reading. i am going to spend some time on your blog when i have a few minutes. i guess that will be the closest we can get to chatting for now. : ) yes! we are so excited for james and megan! james is my husbands brother. crazy how the internet connects people...

nice to "meet" you emily!

February 22, 2013 at 6:23 AM

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