"If you remain in my word, you will truly be my
disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” – Jn
8:31-32
True freedom is the freedom of the children of God. To reach that
freedom requires a lifelong discipline since so much in our world militates
against it. The political, economic, social, and even religious powers
surrounding us all want to keep us in bondage so that we will obey their
commands and be dependent on their rewards. This is not their overt message;
but in subtle and gradual ways, we are seduced into this bondage. But the spiritual truth that leads to freedom is the
truth that we belong not to the world but to God, whose beloved children we
are. By living lives in which we keep returning to that truth in word and deed,
we will gradually grow into our true freedom. By getting in touch with this
bedrock experience of who we are before God, we take another step towards true
freedom. What shows that you
belong to God, not to the world? Get in touch with this foundational experience…
Adapted from
Henri Nouwen
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