“Often we speak about love as if it is a feeling. But if we wait for a
feeling of love before loving, we may never learn to love well. The feeling of
love is beautiful and life-giving, but our loving cannot be based in that
feeling. To love is to think, speak, and act according to the spiritual
knowledge that we are infinitely loved by God and called to make that love
visible in this world. Mostly we know what the loving thing to do is. When we
"do" love, even if others are not able to respond with love, we will
discover that our feelings catch up with
our acts.”
- Henri Nouwen
Thanks for this insightful quote from Nouwen.
Do you know the icon artist who produced this
Icon of Nouwen?
Posted by: Gary Manders | Sunday, 04 November 2012 at 04:10 AM
Hi Gary, thanks for dropping by. Sadly I don't or I would have given them the appropriate credit.
Posted by: Paul Fromont | Sunday, 04 November 2012 at 06:54 AM
Paul- I managed to find a reference on the web. The icon of Nouwen at the top of this post was painted by Brother Robert Lentz, a Franciscan friar known for his innovative and LGBT-positive icons.
Posted by: Gary Manders | Sunday, 04 November 2012 at 09:06 AM