Reflection of the Week - 8th April 2025

By Henri Nouwen

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To Trust and Obey

‘Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia.’ - Acts 16: 6

Acceptance of God’s will does not mean submission or resignation to “whatever will be will be.” Rather, we actively wait for the Spirit to move and prompt, and then discern what we are to do next. When we see ourselves in a relationship of love with God, there is always something of a lover’s dilemma, a struggle to give and receive, to trust and obey the call.

Henri Nouwen, To Trust and Obey - Henri Nouwen

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