Will I? Did I?

“God is a God of the present. God is always in the moment, be that moment hard or easy, joyful and painful.” – Henri Nouwen

“Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone’s face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come.” – Henri Nouwen

Set your intentions in the morning so that your reflections at day’s end are closer to what you desired than aiming for nothing.
A framework, a compass, a lighthouse.
Inquire, observe, seek.
Ever present in the now.
Sow, till, reap.
Bear fruit.

“The discipline of gratitude is the explicit effort to acknowledge that all I am and have is given to me as a gift of love, a gift to be celebrated with joy.” – Henri Nouwen