HIDDENNESS, A PLACE OF PURIFICATION One of the reasons the hiddenness is such an important aspect of the spiritual life is that it keeps us focused on God. In the hiddenness, we do not receive human acclamation, admiration, support or encouragement. In hiddenness, we have to go to God with our sorrows and joys and trust that God will give us what we most need. In our society we are inclined to avoid hiddenness. We want to be seen and acknowledged. We want to be useful to others and influence the course of events. But as we become visible and popular, we grow dependent on people and their responses and easily lose touch with God, the true source of our being. Hiddenness is the true source of purification. In hiddenness we find our true selves. _______BREAD FOR THE JOURNEY by HENRI NOUWEN ___my note: This is why I have always been drawn to the writings of HENRI NOUWEN. His spiritual sharing has always helped me on my own spiritual journey as a contemplative. Left without my own spiritual director after he was called Home, I found that just listening to the messages of spiritual writers and listening to Christian music guided me through periods of my life that only God could understand as I always tried to do His Will.
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