Letting Go of Old Hurts One of the hardest things in life is to let go of old hurts. We often say, or at least think: "What you did to me and my family, my ancestors, or my friends I cannot forget or forgive. ... One day you will have to pay for it." Sometimes our memories are decades, even centuries, old and keep asking for revenge. Holding people's faults against them often creates an impenetrable wall. But listen to Paul: "For anyone who is in Christ, there is a new creation: the old order is gone and a new being is there to see. It is all God's work" (2 Corinthians 5:17-18). Indeed, we cannot let go of old hurts, but God can. Paul says: "God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not holding anyone's fault against them" (2 Corinthians 5:19). It is God's work, but we are God's ministers, because the God who reconciled the world to God entrusted to us "the message of reconciliation" (2 Corinthians 5:19). This message calls us to let go of old hurts in the Name of God. It is the message our world most needs to hear.

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Welcome 2012

"Henri Nouwen: Befriending Tension" Weekend Retreat at Saint Andrew's Abbey, Valyermo, CA

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"Henri Nouwen and the Compassionate Life" Presentation (Spiritual Directors International Conference in Atlanta with Sue Mosteller, CSJ)

LENTEN SERIES (Hosted by South Pasadena Ecumenical Clergy Group)

Henri Nouwen and Spiritual Polarities: Focus on "Self-Owning and Self-Giving" - March 26, 2011

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Henri Nouwen and Spiritual Polarities Retreat Series

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WELCOME 2011

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EXPECTING A SURPRISE

Each day holds a surprise. But only if we expect it can we see, hear, or feel it when it comes to us. Let's not be afraid to receive each day's surprise, whether it comes to us as sorrow or as joy. It will open a new place in our hearts, a place where we can welcome new friends and celebrate more fully our shared humanity.
(Henri Nouwen - Bread for the Journey)

CHRISTMAS Reflections (Henri Nouwen)

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Third Sunday of Advent

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Journeying with Henri Nouwen Retreat (Cohort # 1)

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