Nouwen Meditation: Shift Your Point of Gravity Henri Nouwen Society Thursday, 28 January 2021

 Nouwen Meditation: Shift Your Point of Gravity

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Thursday, 28 January 2021 

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DAILY MEDITATION | THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2021

Shift Your Point of Gravity

Jesus’ response to our worry-filled lives is quite different. He asks us to shift the point of gravity, to relocate the center of our attention, to change our priorities. Jesus wants us to move from the “many things” to the “one necessary thing.” It is important for us to realize that Jesus in no way wants us to leave our many-faceted world. Rather, he wants us to live in it, but firmly rooted in the center of all things. Jesus does not speak about a change of activities, a change of contacts, or even a change of pace. He speaks about a change of heart. This change of heart makes everything different, even while everything appears to remain the same. This is the meaning of “Set your hearts on his kingdom first . . . and all these other things will be given you as well.” What counts is where our hearts are. When we worry, we have our hearts in the wrong place. Jesus asks us to move our hearts to the center, where all other things fall into place. (Henri J. M. Nouwen)

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"Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her." (LUKE 10:41, 42 (NIV))

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Text excerpts taken from "You are the Beloved" by Henri J.M. Nouwen

© 2017 by The Henri Nouwen Legacy Trust.

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Scripture reading contributed by L. Yeskoo.

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