Aug 2017 The Road to Daybreak A Spiritual Journey by Henri J M Nouwen

(Continue from) Expensive Sandbox Games   Don and I said our boof-byes and I flew to Los Angeles to spend a day with my friends Chris Glaser and Richard White before moving back eastward. My friendship with Chris dates from the years that I taught at Yale Divinity School. For several years he worked as a lay minister at the West Hollywood Presbyterian Church, and presently he dedicates all of his time to writing. It was good to see Chris at the airport and to hear him speak with enthusiasm about the last phases of his book Uncommon Calling: A Gay Man's Struggle to Serve the Church, a book full of pain, full of struggle, but also full of hope. Chris is a man of great faith who has never allowed bitterness to conquer gratitude. During his many years in the ministry, Chris has shared many of his struggles with me, and his current book is a public testimony of his faithful search to integrate his sexuality with his faith. Together with Chris' friend George Lynch, we had a very nice dinner in a quiet West Holloywood restaurant and ample opportunity to share what we had been living during the past few years. This morning Chris drove me to the house where Richard White is staying. Richard and I have been friends since 1966, when we met in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Our common interest in Latin America brought us together and was the beginning of a friendship that - though stormy at times - has always grown deeper and stronger. This time, unexpectedly, Richard gave me a fascinating glimpse into the filmmaking industry.

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