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HENRI NOUWEN On REAL PRESENCE

Real Presence Trilogy of PRESENCE

Threefold Experience of Presence INWARD OUTWARD UPWARD

Threefold Experience of Presence INWARD Being present to one s SELF OUTWARD Being present to OTHERS UPWARD Being present to GOD

Integrated Presence Genuine presence involves being genuinely myself I can be present for another person only when I dare to be present to myself And I can be genuinely present to myself only when I can be genuinely present to God David Benner

Threefold PRACTICE of Presence INWARD via SOLITUDE of the heart OUTWARD via SERVICE of hospitality UPWARD via PRAYER of communion

REAL PRESENCE via Creation of free space for OURSELVES OTHERS AND GOD

Inward Presence via Solitude

Inward Presence via Solitude

INWARD PRESENCE SOLITUDE In solitude we can pay closer attention to our inner self and consequently become present to our own experience

PERSONAL REFLECTION SOLITUDE How would I seek to be more present to myself and create a free space in my heart in order to understand more deeply who I am in God

Outward Presence via Service

Outward Presence via Service

OUTWARD PRESENCE HOSPITALITY Hospitality is the creation of a free space where the stranger can enter and become a friend Hospitality is not to change people but to offer them space where change can take place

OUTWARD PRESENCE HOSPITALITY Hospitality is real ministry and all true ministry is about hospitality Henri Nouwen

PERSONAL REFLECTION SERVICE How would I seek to be more present to others and create a free space for them in order for me to understand better who they really are as my neighbor

Upward Presence via Prayer

Upward Presence via Prayer

UPWARD PRESENCE PRAYER

UPWARD PRESENCE PRAYER In prayer I can enter into contact with God who created me and all things out of love In prayer I can find a new sense of belonging since it is there that I am most related

UPWARD PRESENCE PRAYER Prayer is the most concrete way to make our home in God Henri Nouwen

PERSONAL REFLECTION PRAYER How can I become more present to God and create a free space for him in order for me to more deeply understand and experience who God truly is

Practicing the Habit of INWARD OUTWARD UPWARD INTEGRATED PRESENCE