Every morning I recieve the Henri Nouwen Daily Meditation & wanted to share this morning's with you...

How do we wait for God? We wait with patience. But patience does not mean passivity. Waiting patiently is not like waiting for the bus to come, the rain to stop, or the sun to rise. It is an active waiting in which we live the present moment to the full in order to find there the signs of the One we are waiting for.

The word patience comes from the Latin verb patior which means "to suffer." Waiting patiently is suffering through the present moment, tasting it to the full, and letting the seeds that are sown in the ground on which we stand grow into strong plants. Waiting patiently always means paying attention to what is happening right before our eyes and seeing there the first rays of God's glorious coming.

As we start a new week tomorrow, how will you wait with patience?

Ephesians 4:1-3 I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

We just wrapped up our last event of 2011 this past week at Willow Creek Community Church in Chicago. It was an AMAZING day of teaching, worship & reflection for our team & attendees alike. We had the incredible opportunity to hear from Bill Hybels, pastor at Willow Creek & he spoke about the DISCIPLINE of REPLENISHMENT.

We tweeted about the discussion & his suggestion of having a strategy for this discipline.

We got A TON of retweets (thank you) BUT I want to know from our community of leaders, WHAT is your STRATEGY?

How do you replenish DAILY, weekly, MONTHLY, & yearly?

Let the conversation begin!

In the Atlanta area? Make sure to get registered for Catalyst One Day where you can hear some of these same principles from Andy Stanley & Craig Groeschel.

The Friday Five! Just in case you missed something this past week.

Consusumed With The Speck by Pete Wilson

Accepting Average by POTSC & Ashley Smith

Man In The Arena by Sarah Cunningham

A Note to Young Leaders... We Don't Know It All by Tim Schrader + Tim's Notebook from Catalyst One Day!

Brew For a Better World by Lindsey Nobles featured on ONE Campaign site

What else? What did we miss? Leave a comment and get a free book!

1. "It is a terrible thing to look over your shoulder when you are trying to lead - and find no one there." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

2. "It is amazing what you can accomplish if you don't care who gets the credit." - Harry S. Truman

3. "Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." - Howard Thurman

4. "Learn to say no to the good so you can say yes to the best."

5. "You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do." - Henry Ford

6. "Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn." - Harriet Beecher Stowe

7. "Before a person can achieve the kind of life he wants, he must think, act, walk, talk, and conduct himself in all of his affairs as would the person he wishes to become." - Zig Ziglar

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Venture Expeditions partnered with Catalyst and Convoy of Hope for this two-week cycling tour from Joplin, MO to Atlanta, GA raising support and awareness for those affected by the tornados in Joplin and Tuscaloosa.

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