Friday, September 26, 2008

Ordinary Sacraments

"Sacraments are very specific events in which God touches us through creation and transforms us into living Christs." ~Henri Nouwen


I long for the depth and fruitfulness of life seen in Brother Lawrence, Frank Laubach, and others like them. Where ordinary life is consistently lived as a sacrament - channels through which God touches our hearts, speaks into our lives, and does his transforming work. The "daily grind" holds potential for becoming every bit as holy and sacred as the Eucharist. We are, after all, the ongoing incarnation of God in the world.