A mosaic consists of thousands of little stones. Some are blue, some are green, some are yellow, some are gold. When we bring our faces close to the mosaic, we can admire the beauty of each stone. But as we step back from it, we can see that all these little stones reveal to us a beautiful picture, telling a story none of these stones can tell by itself.
That is what our life in community is about. Each of us is like a little stone, but together we reveal the face of God to the world. Nobody can say: "I make God visible." But others who see us together can say: "They make God visible." Community is where humility and glory touch.
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this is from a daily email I get - I love reading the wisdom of Henri Nouwen, his life and words inspire me.
PS - check out the poll on the side, I need HELP with a new look for my blog! I'm tired of the old ones...and this is the best I've come up with so far...
I'm obviously the one who voted "with a comment"! I do LOVE The colors!! I have found that some times the white or bright colors on dark can be painful on the eyes over time and hard to read. One girl had a great blog but it was black and her words were in red and I couldn't even come back to read anymore... Thanks for sharing these thoughts today... I know your blog is more "deep" but how it the planning going?? the challenge? I'm so curious!!!
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