God is where we are weak,
God is where we are vulnerable,
God is where we are small and dependent.
God is where the poor are, the hungry,
The handicapped, the mentally ill,
The elderly, the powerless.
How can we come to know God, when our focus
Is elsewhere on success, influence and power?
I believe that our faithfulness will depend
On our willingness to go
Where there is brokenness,
Loneliness and human need.
If the church has a future,
It has a future with the poor, in whatever form.
Each one of us seriously searching for life
Can grow in this belief,
And by friendship we can support each other.
I realise that the only way for us to stay well
In the midst of so many "worlds"
Is to stay close to the small, vulnerable child
That lives in our hearts
And in every other human being...
Henri Nouwen, Sabbatical Journey
God is where we are vulnerable,
God is where we are small and dependent.
God is where the poor are, the hungry,
The handicapped, the mentally ill,
The elderly, the powerless.
How can we come to know God, when our focus
Is elsewhere on success, influence and power?
I believe that our faithfulness will depend
On our willingness to go
Where there is brokenness,
Loneliness and human need.
If the church has a future,
It has a future with the poor, in whatever form.
Each one of us seriously searching for life
Can grow in this belief,
And by friendship we can support each other.
I realise that the only way for us to stay well
In the midst of so many "worlds"
Is to stay close to the small, vulnerable child
That lives in our hearts
And in every other human being...
Henri Nouwen, Sabbatical Journey
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Lancaster Roman Catholic Diocesan Trustees Registered Charity Number 234331