New Wanderings of Dr Ben: July 2012

Sunday, July 15, 2012

Daily Meditation: Being Blessed

This morning, after my 40th High School reunion in CT, I feel so blessed. Funny this turned up in my in-box! High School was long ago and it's good to get a reality check!

BEN

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Saturday July 14, 2012

Being Blessed

Jesus is the Blessed One. When Jesus was baptised in the Jordan river a voice came from heaven saying: "You are my Son, the Beloved; my favour rests on you" (Mark 1:11). This was the blessing that sustained Jesus during his life. Whatever happened to him - praise or blame - he clung to his blessing; he always remembered that he was the favourite child of God.

Jesus came into the world to share that blessing with us. He came to open our ears to the voice that also says to us, "You are my beloved son, you are my beloved daughter, my favour rests on you ." When we can hear that voice, trust in it, and always remember it, especially during dark times, we can live our lives as God's blessed children and find the strength to share that blessing with others.

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Text excerpts taken from Bread for the Journey, by Henri J.M. Nouwen, ©1997 HarperSanFrancisco. All Scripture from The Jerusalem Bible ©1966, 1967, and 1968 Darton, Longman & Todd and Doubleday & Co. Inc. Photo by V. Dobson.

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Sunday, July 8, 2012

Daily Meditation: The Wounded Healer - By Henri Nouwen

This, then is the passage which brought me to Henri Nouwen over 15 years ago. I was sitting through m first round of chemo at Dana Farber and wondering what life held. A Jesuit from work at BC brought me this little book. This was my first glimpse of a true goal for my living.

BEN

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Sunday July 8, 2012

The Wounded Healer

Nobody escapes being wounded. We all are wounded people, whether physically, emotionally, mentally, or spiritually. The main question is not "How can we hide our wounds?" so we don't have to be embarrassed, but "How can we put our woundedness in the service of others?" When our wounds cease to be a source of shame, and become a source of healing, we have become wounded healers.

Jesus is God's wounded healer: through his wounds we are healed. Jesus' suffering and death brought joy and life. His humiliation brought glory; his rejection brought a community of love. As followers of Jesus we can also allow our wounds to bring healing to others.