Birthdays – Henri Nouwen Society

James 1:17-18 “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from God, who does not change like shifting shadows. God chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all God created.”

3 John 1:2 “Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.”

We celebrate all kinds of things in life, but as we get older, birthdays seem to get less important. In reality, birthdays are a time where we celebrate someone just for who they are. No fanfare. No accomplishment. Just loving someone as they are for who they are, unconditionally, for no other reason.

Read today"s selected devotional by Henri Nouwen Society at the link below. Maybe we will view birthdays a little differently.

Birthdays – Henri Nouwen Society

Birthdays need to be celebrated. I think it is more important to celebrate a birthday than a successful exam, a promotion, or…read…read more


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