As I sit tonight pondering how Jealousy has destroyed Relationships and Lives in my own family and within the families of many others that I journey with, I opened an email with Fr. Henri Nouwen’s Daily Meditation on Jealousy that I felt I should share with you all……………..
Beyond Jealousy
“Jealousy arises easily in our hearts. In the parable of the prodigal son, the elder son is jealous that his younger brother gets such a royal welcome even though he and his loose women swallowed up his father’s property (Luke 15:30). And in the parable of the labourers in the vineyard, the workers who worked the whole day are jealous that those who came at the eleventh hour receive the same pay as they did (see Matthew 20:1-16). But the Father says to the older son: “You are with me always and all I have is yours” (Luke 15:31). And the landowner says: “Why should you be envious because I am generous?” (Matthew 20:15).
When we truly enjoy God’s unlimited generosity, we will be grateful for what our brothers and sisters receive. Jealousy will simply have no place in our hearts. ”
By: Henri Nouwen
My Thoughts to Ponder About this Matter
- How can I/you be the reconciling love amidst the jealousy?
- Am I/you doing my/your inner work to nurture and heal the hurts within our own hearts caused from the alienation?
- Am I/you humble enough to look beyond and love even when we are being persecuted?
- How can I/you help others experience God’s unlimited generosity to inspire them to be grateful for what my/your brothers and sisters in Christ receive?
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“Taken from the The Hopeless Romantic: Falling in Love with God site of Patti Clement. www.patticlement.wordpress.com Used with Permission.”
The Hopeless Romantic: Falling in Love with God 