This is the Moment
A mentor of mine was Dr. Henri Nouwen. While the majority of the mentoring came through his writings, I was privileged to participate in two seminars where he was the keynote speaker and had the pleasure having meals with him. I felt like I had been invited to the captain's table for dinner while enjoying a cruise! This week his book, Here and Now, serves as the “textbook” for our devotional thoughts.
“A new beginning! We must learn to live each day, each hour, yes, each minute as a new beginning, as a unique opportunity to make everything new.”
As a person who listens to the stories of people trying to make sense of life's tough travels, it is very clear to me that most of us get stuck in the past, stuck trying to accept that the past is over and done, stuck struggling to forgive ourselves, stuck refusing to believe that THIS MOMENT is the only moment I really have to make a difference.
Learning to open our minds and our hearts to the inner prompting we truly can feel, learning to listen to that prompting, learning to trust that prompting we can discover the splendor that is available to us each and every moment. This is YOUR moment – enjoy it!
--Ben Keckler
02.21.11
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