Solidarity is the Other Side of Intimacy
Those
who have entered deeply into their hearts and found the intimate home
where they encounter their Lord come to the mysterious discovery that
solidarity is the other side of intimacy. They come to the awareness
that the intimacy of God’s house excludes no one and includes everyone.
They start to see that the home they have found in their innermost being
is as wide as the whole of humanity. . . . it is of great importance to
see the inner connection between intimacy and solidarity. If we fail to
recognize this connection, our spirituality will become either
privatized or narrowly activist and will no longer reflect the full
beauty of living in God’s house.
Henri Nouwen
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