Nouwen reminds us that the act of forgiving an enemy does not rely within our own power. Such forgiveness is divine and if the divine is to be at work within us, there must be a yearning, a thirsting for that which we cannot provide for ourselves. The prayer Nouwen closes today's devotional with is taken from the forty-second Psalm. The thirst the writer speaks of is not a casual thirst, but a panting-after, must-have thirst that will only be satisfied by the presence of God. To drink from the eternal waters is to become a debtor to the transformative power of God that convicts, forgives, and restores..."welling up for eternal life."
JKA
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