Jean Vanier is the founder of L’Arche. Albeit a flawed man, he cultivated communities of physically handicapped people around the world that embody Jesus’ tender love through his most paradoxical teachings — that there’s power in humility, strength in weakness, and light in the darkness of human existence. Notice what stirs within you as you listen to his interview below.
Prompting Questions:
What part of the interview tugs at my heart and how so?
Is there anything about Jean Vanier's wisdom that can inform the way we accompany Caritas retreatants? (i.e., his sense of tenderness, presence, the vulnerability of God, what to do with our pain, disfigurement, weakness, or vulnerabilities)
If you’d like to listen to the full interview, click here.