Can We Recognize His Presence?
The
world in which we live today and about whose suffering we know so much
seems more than ever a world from which Christ has withdrawn himself.
How can I believe that in this world we are constantly being prepared to
receive the Spirit? Still, I think that this is exactly the message of
hope. God has not withdrawn himself. He sent his Son to share our human
condition and the Son sent us his Spirit to lead us into the intimacy of
his divine life. It is in the midst of the chaotic suffering of
humanity that the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Love, makes himself
visible. But can we recognize his presence?
Henri Nouwen
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