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Monday, 19 March 2012

Be ready to share

I was reading a reflection by Henri Nouwens, who was on a retreat when asked to share with others. He was reluctant because he felt that there was just too much preparation required. The wise Abbot  said to him. " Why do you need to prepare? If you pray half and hour in the mornings, sing in the choir and do your spiritual readings, you will have more than enough to share with others."
It is not to prepare to share, but to live in a state of continuous preparedness.If you live with your life steeped in the Lord's love you bring Christ with you in all your meetings with others. Your attitude, your loving kindness, your knowledge of God's Word is what God has prepared in you so that you are Christ to others in all meetings.
As Christ's own you have more than enough love to share, and the Holy Spirit speaks through you to touch the heart of the one who listens..
Posted by Ann Goodfellow at 08:39

3 comments:

  1. Ruth Ann Dell19 March 2012 at 09:15

    Thank you, Ann, what you say it very true. And if we live our lives steeped in God's love, it will shine through in our writing too.

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  2. Shirley Corder24 March 2012 at 08:03

    Thanks Ann, this is so true. It is possible to spend so much time "trying" to witness that we don't show the love of Christ through our lives.

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  3. Ann Goodfellow09 April 2012 at 17:09

    Beautiful reflection - so often we allow worry to creep in and we move away from the Cross. But, Praise the Lord, our place is assured! We WILL be with our Lord one day. Thank you Sue!

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