"After 25 years of priesthood, I found myself praying poorly, living somewhat isolated from other people, and very much preoccupied with burning issues. Everyone was saying that I was doing really well, but something inside was telling me that my success was putting my own soul in danger. I began to ask myself whether my lack of contemplative prayer, my loneliness, and my constantly changing involvement in what seemed most urgent were signs that the Spirit was gradually being suppressed. It was very hard for me to see clearly, and though I never spoke about hell or only jokingly so, I woke up one day with the realization that I was living in a very dark place and that the term "burnout" was a convenient psychological translation for a spiritual death."
In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership
Henri Nouwen
Teach me your way O LORD, that I may walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart to revere your name. Psalm 86:11
Friday, September 08, 2006
God is awesome, God is overwhelming, God made us for so much more than we often allow in our lives... because it's so much easier to lock ourselves up and hide, than it is to take a risk now and then or for that matter to clean out our ears.
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How can we be light if we're burned out, eh?
Exactly ;-)
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