Tuesday, March 31, 2009
30% off half price
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In addition to the 30% off coupon, I also had a gift card to Half Price Books - so I was hoping to get some sweet deals tonight. It turns out my gift card had about $0.54 on it; and 30% off of $6.00 is about $1.50 - regardless, I got a Henri Nouwen book for under $4.00. Not a bad night in my opinion -
The book I got is "The Life of the Beloved." I'm super excited to read it because it centers on a simple thought that I read in another collection of Nouwen's (I can't remember when or what). But essentially, he states that Jesus' entire ministry was based upon the moment, just after his baptism, when God says, "This is my son whom I love and I am proud of." It was that divine affirmation, the knowledge and sense that at all times the Father was pleased and proud of him, that empowered Jesus' ministry. He returned to that moment, recalled the significance, and lived from that certainty every day.
I know that one of my greatest struggles is self-doubt, uncertainty, and self-esteem. I think at some level every human being struggles with feeling good about who we are what we are doing in our life. And so this idea and connection has been significant to me in the past few months. I'm looking forward to digging into it in the next few weeks.
The book I got is "The Life of the Beloved." I'm super excited to read it because it centers on a simple thought that I read in another collection of Nouwen's (I can't remember when or what). But essentially, he states that Jesus' entire ministry was based upon the moment, just after his baptism, when God says, "This is my son whom I love and I am proud of." It was that divine affirmation, the knowledge and sense that at all times the Father was pleased and proud of him, that empowered Jesus' ministry. He returned to that moment, recalled the significance, and lived from that certainty every day.
I know that one of my greatest struggles is self-doubt, uncertainty, and self-esteem. I think at some level every human being struggles with feeling good about who we are what we are doing in our life. And so this idea and connection has been significant to me in the past few months. I'm looking forward to digging into it in the next few weeks.
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