Can You Drink the Cup?
by Henri J. M. Nouwen
Holding, lifting and drinking the cup of life: sorrow and joy together, accepted fully. Nouwen's short late meditation on living everything that is given.
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Three things you will actually use
- Hold the cup before you drink it.
- Sorrow and joy are in the same cup.
- Drink it to the bottom.
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Read it in one sitting.
Our verdict
The whole cup.
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