Radość nie jest czymś co po prostu nas spotyka.
Musimy wybrać radość, wybierać ją każdego kolejnego dnia.
Jest to wybór oparty na poczuciu,
że przynależymy do Boga,
że to właśnie w Nim znajduje się nasze wytchnienie
i bezpieczeństwo
i że nic, nawet śmierć, nie może oddalić Boga od nas.
Radość jest doświadczeniem świadomości,
że jesteś bezwarunkowo kochany
i że nic-
choroba, porażka, rozpacz,
prześladowanie, wojna,
czy nawet śmierć-
- nie jest w stanie odebrać tej Miłości.
Joy does not simply happen to us.
We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.
It is a choice based on the knowledge
that we belong to God
and have found in God our refuge
and our safety
and that nothing,
not even death, can take God away from us.
Joy is the experience of knowing
that you are unconditionally loved
and that nothing-
-sickness, failure,
emotional distress, oppression, war,
or even death-
-can take that love away.
Henri Nouwen
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STORY BEHIND THIS PICTURE:
I took this photo in 2005, during my trip to Italy. It was in Assisi.
St.Francesco used to say about perfect joy. Suffering and joy, cross and joy are not mutually exclusive. The presence of Jesus turns the cross into perfect joy. And it gives hope.
this is wonderful. from which one of his books is this from?
difficult question... I found this quote somewhere in the Internet...
regards :)
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