A Nouwen Quote for You

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A Nouwen Quote for You

Submitted by Ford Prefect on February 06 2001 17:56:42
In reply to At least until the final judgement submitted by Forgiven on February 04 2001 18:08:24

Daily Meditation: February 6

by Henri Nouwen; from Bread for the Journey, Harper Collins, New York, 1997

Returning to God's Ever-Present Love

We often confuse unconditional love with unconditional approval. God loves us without conditions but does not approve of every human behavior. God doesn't approve of betrayal, violence, hatred, suspicion, and all other expressions of evil, because they all contradict the love God wants to instill in the human heart. Evil is the absence of God's love. Evil does not belong to God.

God's unconditional love means that God continues to love us even when we say or think evil things. God continues to wait for us as a loving parent waits for the return of a lost child. It is important for us to hold on to the truth that God never gives up loving us even when God is saddened by what we do. That truth will help us to return to God's ever-present love.

Follow ups:

Re: A Nouwen Quote for You - Dannyboy February 07 2001 19:26:39 (13)
- What God Thinks - Ford Prefect February 07 2001 23:21:06 (12)
  - But why do you have hope? - Forgiven February 08 2001 19:29:31 (11)
    - Hope - Ford Prefect February 08 2001 22:52:57 (0)
    - Oh....what have I chopped out? - Ford Prefect February 08 2001 19:43:32 (9)
      - The judgement of God on sinners? - Forgiven February 09 2001 18:26:32 (8)
        
        Different Concepts of God - Ford Prefect February 13 2001 22:04:55 (7)
        
        Re: Different Concepts of God - Forgiven February 14 2001 18:03:56 (6)
        
        Please.... - Ford Prefect February 14 2001 22:59:22 (4)
        
        You mistake my anger for pity - Forgiven February 15 2001 19:02:15 (3)
        
        I'd say you've missed quite a bit - Ford Prefect February 15 2001 19:13:27 (2)
        
        The crucial word in there is punishment - Forgiven February 16 2001 03:02:39 (1)
        
        The emphasis of Nouwen - Ford Prefect February 16 2001 14:12:32 (0)
        
        Omnipotent??? - Ford Prefect February 14 2001 22:29:51 (0)
If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck - Forgiven February 07 2001 14:33:52 (3)
- Gee... - Ford Prefect February 07 2001 20:31:58 (2)
  - Telling the whole truth - Forgiven February 08 2001 02:28:58 (1)
    - Fear of an All-loving Over-indulgent God - Ford Prefect February 08 2001 02:50:16 (0)

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