Tag Archives: Humility

Invitation to Rest

By | November 9, 2011

During the last week or so of formation, we’ve been reading The Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri Nouwen.  This book has helped open my eyes to the walls I’ve built around my heart—walls I thought I had already knocked down and walls I didn’t even realize I constructed.  The Return of the Prodigal Son focuses on the Rembrandt painting of the same name, and the loving, intimate embrace shared between an old father and his returning son.  For Nouwen, this painting depicts God the Father

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Hiking Into Humility

By | October 18, 2011

I wouldn’t say that I am always a humble person. There are times when I let my pride get in the way and it causes a distance in my relationship with others and sometimes with Christ. In Matthew 18: 3-4, Christ said: “Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” Recently, I was able to turn and become like that child and humble myself to let others serve

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