Waiting Open-Endedly
March 12, 2024
One of my favorite contemporary theologians is Henri Nouwen. I just read a great quote from him that sums up hope. He says:
“To wait open-endedly is an enormously radical attitude toward life. So is to trust that something will happen to us that is far beyond our imaginings. So, too, is giving up control over our future and letting God define our life, trusting that God moulds us according to God's love and not according to our fear.
The spiritual life is a life in which we wait, actively present to the moment, trusting that new things will happen to us, new things that are far beyond our own imagination, fantasy, or prediction. That, indeed, is a very radical stance toward life in a world preoccupied with control.”
I love this, and desire to wait open-endedly toward life, with empty hands held open to God, trusting and hoping. Will you join me?
Remember, choose hope today.