As we grow old, we will have to stretch out
our arms, be guided and led to places we would rather not go. What was true for
Peter will be true for us. There is
suffering ahead of us, immense suffering, a suffering that will continue to
tempt us to think that we have chosen the wrong road and that others were more
shrewd than we were. But don’t be
surprised by pain. Be surprised by joy,
be surprised by the little flower that shows its beauty in the midst of a
barren desert, and be surprised by the immense healing powers that keep
bursting forth like springs of fresh water from the depths of our pain.
And so, with an eye focused on the poor, a
heart trusting that we will get what we need, and a spirit always surprised by
joy, we will exercise true power and walk through this valley of darkness
performing and witnessing miracles.
--Henri Nouwen,
Finding My Way Home
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