La espera / the anticipation

Nouwen writing about the anticipation of his encounter with God:

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"Every little step toward the centre seemed like an impossible demand, a demand to requiring me to let go one more time from wanting to be in control, to give up one more time the desire to predict life, to die one more time to the fear of not knowing where all will lead, and to surrender one more time to a love that knows no limits. And still, I knew that I would never be able to live the great commandment to love without allowing myself to be loved without conditions or prerequisites. The journey from teaching about love to allowing myself to be loved proved much longer than I realized"
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The return of the prodigal son. H. Nouwen. p.14

How difficult sometimes is to accept God's and others' love. I thing we measure ourselves so hard that there's no place for compassion and kindness to ourselves. A mysterious confusion we have about how to experience love and not get entertained in our selfish throne. God help us to embrace this mystery, to let your living waters wash away what is hindering us.

Que bueno re-leer este libro aquí en Wellington, esta vez con la capacidad de entender el lenguaje original que no desmerece un ápice de la traducción al español que leí hace mucho tiempo en Buenos Aires

¡Saludos!