We Need Each Other: Responding to God's Call to Live Together - Couverture rigide

Vanier, Jean

 
9781640600966: We Need Each Other: Responding to God's Call to Live Together

Synopsis

“Jean Vanier is a living saint.” ―James Martin, SJ

In April 2008, Jean Vanier led a simple retreat in Nyahururu, Kenya, a place recently shattered by violence between people, and bloodshed. People there were shaken. With frequent reference to the Gospel of John, this book comprises the talks that Vanier gave:

  • What Are You Looking For?
  • The Cry of the Poor
  • The Feast Is Ready
  • To Live in Unity
  • Be Open
  • Encountering the Other
  • The Washing of the Feet
“I am a broken man like all human beings, but I also know that Jesus loves me and that he is calling me to grow. This is the experience of being loved in my brokenness and therein lies the incredible gentleness of our God. We all have to discover the point of our brokenness because that is precisely the place where we are the beloved. Sometimes we hide behind the idea that we are better than others. We have to discover that none of us is better, that we are all children of God… God has a desire to bring people together in love. There are two fundamental things that Jesus came to reveal to us. First, God is a lover. God loves. Second, this incredible, gentle, and tender God is in love with each one of us. Each person is precious to God and together we are to build a community where we love each other.” ―from the book

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À propos de l?auteur

Jean Vanier is a philosopher, theologian, and man of letters with great heart and compassion. He was awarded the Templeton Prize in 2015. Past recipients include Archbishop Desmond Tutu and H.H. the Dalai Lama. The first L’Arche Community was started in 1964 in Trosly-Breuil, a village in the north of Paris when Vanier invited two people with intellectual disabilities to live with him in a small house. This house he named L’Arche, French for “The Ark,” a name then adopted by all communities around the world that have been founded on these principles. Today, L’Arche is made up of 151 communities spread over five continents.

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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780281081523: We Need One Another: Responding to God's Call to Live Together

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0281081522 ISBN 13 :  9780281081523
Editeur : SPCK Publishing, 2018
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