Befriending the Stranger
Befriending the Stranger
£10.95
In Befriending the Stranger Jean Vanier reflects on who we are and how we build our communities, and in particular asks, can we be truly compassionate towards others if we are not compassionate towards ourselves? In a series of six meditative pieces, he opens up God’s invitation to us today, in the midst of all the violence and corruption of the world, to create new places of belonging and sharing, of peace and kindness, where each one is loved and accepted with one’s own fragility, abilities and disabilities.
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| Weight | .188 kg |
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| Dimensions | 22.4 × 15.5 × 1.2 cm |
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What I share in these pages is the music I have heard
behind the words and the flow of the Gospel of John.
I have listened to the song,
which warmed and stirred my heart,
opened up my intelligence,
gave hope, meaning and orientation to my life,
with all that is beautiful and all that is broken within me,
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I want to sing this song, too,
even if my voice is weak and sometimes wavers
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