But it is a poor tribute if dorothy parkers wit, or f. The last book published by henri nouwen before his untimely death in 1996, can you drink the cup. Can you drink the cup i will drink, or be baptized with the baptism i will undergo. Nouwen, 9781594710995, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Nouwen regrettably, at the moment we really do not have any info on the artist henri j. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Such a great book on holding the cup of life been given to us by god, lifting that cup, and drinking from that cup. We use cups in our celebrations of a variety of events. Can you are you able to drink the cup c symbolizing suffering, and perhaps gods judgment experienced by jesus on the cross. Readers will recognize in the title the question in the gospel story, put by jesus to the sons of zebedee. Nouwen focuses on the cup as the centerpiece around which he builds a. He believes that this query has the power to crack. Jul 10, 20 the book that will make you never want to drink again.
This is the same cup that jesus drank the cup of simultaneous sorrow and joy. From 1986 until his death in september, 1996, he was pastor of the larche daybreak community in toronto where he shared his life with people with mental. Readers familiar with the gospels will recognise the question. These kinds of help can make all of us far more joined. Nouwen reflects upon the question which jesus asked his friends james and john. Being fully present is in danger of being fully extinct. There is no other way that we can emphatically say yes to the cup of everlasting life. For those who have the courage to make jesus question their own, can you drink the cup. Best to reach us by email at email protected or call 18003456296. But i have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed i am until it is accomplished.
Can you drink the cup i drink or be baptized with the baptism i am baptized with. The cup that jesus drinks jesus said to them, the cup that i drink you will drink, and with the baptism with which i am baptized, you will be baptized, but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared vv. In the autobiographical material i found it easiest to. When we really understand drinking of the cup, we can say with david. Oct 01, 2012 the last book published before henri nouwens death in 1996, can you drink the cup. Apr 07, 2014 the disciples will drink a cup, too a cup of suffering matthew 20. But jesuss cup of suffering is different from theirs because jesuss suffering is under gods anger. What is the cup that jesus wants his father to take away. Jesus drinks the cup of gods wrath, a cup that has accumulated the fury of god against sins of all types.
Looking at the cup which is reflecting on each experience that life brings. Can you drink the cup is a soulsearching and worthwhile, at times a confronting book to read. So far in regards to the ebook we now have can you drink the cup. Can you drink of the cup, of the cup of your own life. And not with cautious sips that barely moisten your lips, but with audacious drafts that spill down your chin and onto your chest. Exploring the deep spiritual impact of the question jesus asked his friends james and john, nouwen reflects upon the metaphor of the cup, using the images of holding, lifting, and drinking to. Spirituality in this little book, written during the first few months of his sabbatical year, henri nouwen presents us with a huge challenge. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Nouwen uses the cup as a metaphor to articulate the basic postures of the spiritual life. The cup is a powerful image in our human experience. Though its message covers the calendar, this book was especially poignant for me around easter this year because of nouwens use of the suffering, sacrifice, and tenacious joy of jesus and his people to convey his message. It speaks of raising the cup which is celebrating life in all of its many joys and sorrows.
It took me a long time to be willing to look at the cup of my own life. In this little book, written during the first few months of his sabbatical year, henri nouwen presents us with a huge challenge. Merritt recommended number of meetings for this book. May you, gentle reader, find the strength you need to drink your own cup of life, whatever it may hold. Drinking our cup to the bottom is seen as the expression of the full freedom of the sons and daughters of god, nouwen writes.
However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Reflecting upon the metaphor of the cup, nouwen uses the images of holding, lifting, and drinking to articulate the basics of the spiritual life. In the autobiographical material i found it easiest to understand what drinking the cup means for my own life. Nouwen reminds us that we also use the cup as a symbolic vesselfor sorrow, joy, blessings, salvation. Early in our ministries most of us probably would have done the same, feeling ready for anything that life might offer. The intimacy between jesus and abba, his father, is an intimacy of complete trust, in which there are no power games, no mutually agreed upon promises, no advance guarantees. In this passage the mother of zebedees two sons, james and john, comes to jesus to request that her sons be given seats at the left and right of jesus when he comes into his kingdom. Taking the communion cup as the image and even drinking coffee, tea, or wine with friends, nouwen likens the cup to our life, with all the sorrows and joys we experience and guides us to drink to the bottom, fulfilling the. Jesus asked this question of his friends james and john matthew 20. This brief volume is organized around the images of holding, lifting, and drinking the cup of our lives. If youre looking to renew your faith, i recommend this book. Many other old testament passages use the metaphor of the cup as a reference to gods fierce judgment. The last book published before henri nouwens death in 1996, can you drink the cup.
The disciples recklessly claimed that they could drink the cup. It is this question, explains our spiritual guide, henri nouwen, that has the power to crack open the hardened heart and lay bare the tendons of the spiritual life. Exploring the deep spiritual impact of the question jesus asked his friends james and john, nouwen reflects upon the metaphor of the cup, using the images of holding, lifting, and drinking to articulate the basics of the spiritual life. Can you drink the cup by craig courtney octavo sheet music. I hope and pray that this little book will help you to do so as it has helped me. By going to the cross, he will drink the cup of gods wrath, all the way to. I started looking through the four gospels, paying attention to the questions jesus asked his disciples.
If you want to learn more about the deepest parts of you, if you want to face the questions of how to deal with pain, suffering, the unexpected that life brings this book is for you. Henri nouwen says, drinking the cup of life is fully appropriating and internalizing our own unique existence, with all its sorrows and joys. Drinking the cup that jesus drank is living a life in and with the spirit of jesus, which is the spirit of unconditional love. And not with cautious sips that barely moisten your lips, but with audacious. The hectic pace of this life leaves little time for reflection. It is an effort to put our phones away and pay attention. Nouwen focuses on the cup as the centerpiece around which he builds a reflection appealing in its simplicity and delightful in its symmetry. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. You do not know what you are asking, jesus replied.
Henri nouwen begins this deeply personal book with the story of his early vocation to the. Thus, when jesus prays about avoiding the cup, he is alluding to these images from the scriptures. I highly recommend this book to everyone in search of purpose of life and the destiny we all have. You have drunk the cup of terror, tipping out its last drops. Never has that wise priests little book been more timely. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Many of his 30 books and various articles were addressed to pastors, and he was a frequent speaker at pastoral gatherings. The request of james and john 37 they answered, grant that one of us may sit at your right hand and the other at your left in your glory. Nouwen reminds us that we also use the cup as a symbolic. The book that will make you never want to drink again. He taught at the university of notre dame, as well as yale and harvard universities. The disciples will drink a cup, too a cup of suffering matthew 20. He believes that this query has the power to crack open a hardened heart and bear the tendons of the spiritual life. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.
The cup, a symbol used to celebrate a wide range of human. Drink, not survey or analyze, ponder or scrutinize from a distance. In what ways does the metaphor of the cup of life resonate for you. But drink imbibe, ingest, take into you so that it becomes a piece of your inmost self.
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