The great spiritual task facing me is to so fully trust that I belong to God that I can be free in the world—free to speak even when my words are not received; free to act when my actions are criticized, ridiculed, or considered useless; free also to receive love from people and to be grateful for all the signs of God’s presence in the world. I am convinced that I will truly be able to love the world when I fully believe that I am loved far beyond its boundaries.
--Henri Nouwen
Image source 1: The Prophet Amos, after Gustave Doré, http://www.biblejunkies.com/2013/09/rediscovering-prophet-amos.html
Image source 2: James Tissot, The Prophet Amos (c.1900), https://www.artbible.info/art/large/219.html
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Image source 2: James Tissot, The Prophet Amos (c.1900), https://www.artbible.info/art/large/219.html
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