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11th January 2026: The Baptism of the Lord
"You are my beloved daughter. You are my beloved son."
11th January 2026: The Baptism of the Lord
"You are my beloved daughter. You are my beloved son."
“God’s words ‘You are my Beloved’”, writes Henri Nouwen, the late Dutch priest, professor and theologian, “reveal the most intimate truth about all human beings, whether they belong to any particular religious tradition or not. The ultimate spiritual temptation is to doubt this fundamental truth about ourselves and trust in alternative identities... I hope that you can hear these words as spoken to you with all the tenderness and force that love can hold. My only desire is to make these words reverberate in every corner of your being, ‘You are the Beloved!’”
Im 1992, Henri Nouwen gave a series of talks in California's Crystal Cathedral. In them,he argued that the greatest trap in life is to believe we are what we do, what we have, or what others say about us. Instead, he proposed that our true identity is found in being the "Beloved" of God.
Click on the image to access one of these electrifying talks.
Im 1992, Henri Nouwen gave a series of talks in California's Crystal Cathedral. In them,he argued that the greatest trap in life is to believe we are what we do, what we have, or what others say about us. Instead, he proposed that our true identity is found in being the "Beloved" of God.
Click on the image to access one of these electrifying talks.