Luke 24:31
A question posed here
In the breaking of bread
Why Jesus disappeared?
Jesus came to earth
Through Father and Mother
As both God and man
Still He was an “other”
He said, He had to go
But know on that day
I’ll live in Father
And in you the same way
With His last supper
He gave us the clue
My body and blood
Given up for you
Receiving communion
Of such intimacy
No longer as “other”
But one incarnate in me
(based upon words by Henri Nouwen)
After years of searching
I’ve become aware
Through lessons of grace
This wisdom to share
Our final destination
Is not a place
But it is of
Gods’ eternal embrace
In all that we do
Joys and sorrows to bear
We can always know
That God’s love is here
Offered in this moment
Bound within a prayer
Claim this destination
Let heaven appear
(based on words by Henri Nouwen)
You can’t think your way
To a new way of living
You have to live your way
To a new way of thinking
The journey is not
About the talking
The path is made
With each step of walking
Get into the river
Guided by prayer
Get into the current
Let it take you there
For you have blessed
And a purpose true
For today is the day
Of the first step for you
When we relate to
Just our needs of seeing
Nature does not
Reveal it’s true being
When a tree is
Nothing but a chair
It ceases to tell us
About growing here
When a river is
Just a dumping place
It no longer speaks of
The movement of grace
And when a flower is
A plastic decoration
It has little to say of
The beauty of creation
Natures not a possession
Let’s change our attitude
For it’s a gift to receive
With respect and gratitude
(based upon words by Henri Nouwen)
Practice of discernment
Through Spirit this day
How God speaks to us
In four different ways
Spoken through nature
Of His beauty shown
In feeling of Presence
His love is known
In the written Word
Through Spirt we find
Media a medium
To enlighten the mind
Souls of encounter
Placed in our way
The things of our God
Through people this day
In current events
His wisdom to claim
To reflect and respond
In His holy name
To read in daily life
What’s God calling me to
It’s a beautiful way
If we live it true
You are not good enough
Prove your value
You have to perform
Success to pursue
These voices speak loudly
But you have a choice
Seek now the silence
To hear His gentle voice
Through Jesus our Savior
This truth to profess
You are my beloved
On you my favor rests
Repeat it again
Your soul to be blessed
You are my beloved
On you my favor rests
Know it in your soul
With faith to attest
You are my beloved
On you my favor rests
(based upon words by Henri Nouwen)
Now & Then | Henri Nouwen
He took, blessed, and broke
Then He gave the bread
A miracle to all
Five thousand souls were fed
And for His last supper
Again, He took and blessed
He broke and He gave
His love to friends, professed
The chosen One was blessed
On His cross was broken
God incarnate, given
He is the Word spoken
Walking to Emmaus
With bread of which to share
Took, blessed, broke and gave
Our Lord to them appeared
And so, as His beloved
Through Him, spiritually
Chosen, blessed and broken
And given, let us be
Based upon words by Henri Nouwen
Coming from our heart
Within found when we pray
Each of us is called
To love in a new way
No two be the same
Of God’s love to portray
Through us becomes incarnate
In variety of ways
Passionate or hidden
Or gentleness, convey
Each showing God’s love
In our unique own way
God’s love is so rich
And such a vast display
It takes every soul
Of each so show the way
So, let us each shine
Our light here this day
Sharing of God’s love
In our own special way
(based upon words by Henri Nouwen)
I want to be more here
Here, because I know
That you, my God, are here
Let this knowledge flow
I know that you love me
And all I need is here
Therefore, here I will sit
A grateful heart to share
To thank you, faithful God
With I AM as Your name
To thank you for your Son
To be with us, we claim
Thank you for the Spirit
So deeply flowing through
Though sometimes I don’t feel it
I know it to be true
Just as I am breathing
A feeling that’s sublime
And so, I know You’re with me
Though, don’t feel it all the time
(based upon words by Henri Nouwen)
God sent us the Spirit
Let us be aware
To be of His dwelling
In this moment here
Practice of present
To nurture and grow
The seed of the moment
Of Spirit to know
Stay where you are
Of being allow
Tasting the fruit
Of God with us now
Of Spiritually living
Of our God’s view
That’s somethings at work
He’ll reveal to you
And so be here
Be quiet and still
In fullness of moment
The soul to be filled
(based upon words by Henri Nouwen)
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