Devotions from Henri Nouwen’s book, The Inner Voice of Love In each of us there is a vulnerable self that seems to be left behind very early in life. It’s the part of us that never felt completely received and so we used many survival skills.  We may complain that it is hard for us…

Devotions from Henri Nouwen’s book, The Inner Voice of Love Today’s devotion is on following our deepest calling. When we discover in ourselves something that is a gift from God, we have to claim it and not let it be taken from us. Sometimes people who don’t know our heart may miss the importance of…

Devotions from Henri Nouwen’s book, The Inner Voice of Love Today’s devotion is on following our deepest calling. When we discover in ourselves something that is a gift from God, we have to claim it and not let it be taken from us. Sometimes people who don’t know our heart may miss the importance of…

P.S. I got in some more berry picking tonight as I can hardly stand to let them go to waste. When I was picking I stayed within my boundaries near the road as it was tempting to venture further over towards my cousin’s house. But that is her plot to pick. Each of us is…

Devotions from Henri Nouwen’s book, The Inner Voice of Love Today’s devotion is on befriending our emotions. It can be discouraging to discover how quickly we can lose our inner peace. Maybe someone enters our lives who creates anxiety within us. Or maybe we thought we were centered and could stay with God, but then…

Devotions from Henri Nouwen’s book, The Inner Voice of Love  Jesus became flesh for us so we could encounter Him in the flesh and receive His love in the flesh. But sometimes our shame and our guilt prevent and block His presence in our lives. We may not feel fully at home in our bodies…

Devotions from Henri Nouwen’s book The Inner Voice of Love Today’s devotions is about the road to freedom and the importance of staying on that road. Sometimes we seem to think we are losing ground and going backwards and our healing is sporadic. But when we experience a set back or regress, all is not…

Devotions from Henri Houwen’s book, The Inner Voice of Love Today’s devotion is on loneliness and the importance of trying to find the source of this feeling. I think Henri dealt with this a lot in his life.  We are all inclined to either run away from our loneliness or to dwell in it. If…

Devotions from Henri Nouwen’s book, The Inner voice of Love Today’s devotion is about telling our story and it is important that we look at the pains of our past realizing that it has led us to our new life now. But if the new life is not fully ours, then our memories will continue…

Devotions from Henri Nouwen’s book, The Inner Voice of Love, When we come to live in our bodies as a true expression of who we are, we can be present to others. As our body is an integral part of ourselves, we can trust it and listen to its language. That gives us confidence to…