Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-7
Journal: What does it mean to you that God has taken you as his very own? How does that knowledge impact your daily
life?
Reflection:
To live a spiritual life, we have to claim for
ourselves that we are “taken” or “chosen.”
Let me try to expand a bit on these words. When I know that I am chosen, I know that I
have been seen as a special person.
Someone has noticed me in my uniqueness and has expressed a desire to
know me, to come closer to me, to love me.
When I write to you that, as the Beloved, we are God’s chosen ones, I
mean that we have been seen by God from all eternity and seen as unique,
special, precious beings. It is very hard
for me to express well the depth of the meaning of the word “chosen” has for
me, but I hope you are willing to listen to me from within. From all eternity, long before you were born
and became a part of history, you existed in God’s heart. Long before your parents admired you or your
friends acknowledged your gifts or your teachers, colleagues and employers
encouraged you, you were already “chosen.”
The eyes of love had seen you as precious, as of infinite beauty, as of
eternal value. When love chooses, it
chooses with a perfect sensitivity for the unique beauty of the chosen one. (Life
of the Beloved by Henri J. M. Nouwen)
Prayer
Closing
Prayer: O God, I belong to you. I am your beloved child. Help me to live my life out of that truth
today. Amen.
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