Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Going Beyond Our Wants

"Sometimes we behave like children in a toy shop. We want this, and that, and then something else. The many options confuse us and create an enormous restlessness in us. When someone says, "Well, what do you want? You can have one thing. Make up your mind," we do not know what to choose.

"As long as our hearts keep vacillating among these many wants, we cannot move forward in life with inner peace and joy. That is why we need inner and outer disciplines, to go beyond these wants and discover our mission in life."
~~Henri Nouwen

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This is what I needed to read this morning!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

So beautiful, Jan, my friend. Trying to crawl out from under my rock. Thank you for being here!

Fran said...

Shepherd me O God, beyond my wants, beyond my needs, from death into life.

Amen, amen Jan. Thank you.