So I was looking to Henri Nouwen and Scripture this morning to cheer me up and help me to put on the armor. I had been feeling a bit challenged and discouraged. Everywhere we see so much suffering and unmerited pain. Though this meditation did not, "cheer me up," It certainly right sized me and put my concerns in perspective:
Wednesday September 14, 2011
Remaining Faithful
Many people live with the unconscious or conscious expectation that eventually things
will get better; wars, hunger, poverty, oppression, and exploitation will vanish;
and all people will live in harmony. Their lives and work are motivated by that
expectation. When this does not happen in their lifetimes, they are often disillusioned
and experience themselves as failures.
But Jesus doesn't support such an optimistic outlook. He foresees not only the
destruction of his beloved city Jerusalem but also a world full of cruelty, violence,
and conflict. For Jesus there is no happy ending in this world. The challenge
of Jesus is not to solve all the world's problems before the end of time but to
remain faithful at any cost.
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