I need you, Lord, as my teacher, day by day I need you. Give me the clarity of conscience that alone can sense your Spirit. My ears are deaf, I cannot hear your voice. My sight is dim, I cannot see your signs. You alone can sharpen my hearing and clear my sight and cleanse my heart. Teach me to sit at your feet and listen to your word. Amen.

John Henry Newman (1801–1890), Theologe, Kardinal

Topics: Prayer & Silence

Occasions: Morning & Evening

John Henry Newman

John Henry Newman (1801–1890) war ein englischer Theologe, prägende Leitfigur der anglikanischen Oxford-Bewegung und späterer römisch-katholischer Kardinal, der vor allem in Oxford und Birmingham wirkte. Nach seinem von Zeitgenossen teils als Bruch empfundenen Konfessionswechsel im Jahr 1845 profilierte er sich durch einflussreiche Schriften zur organischen Lehrentwicklung, zur Rolle der Laien und zur Primatstellung des persönlichen Gewissens. Für Bibelleser heute bietet sein Denken wesentliche Impulse für das Spannungsfeld zwischen Schriftauslegung, kirchlicher Tradition und eigenverantwortlichem Glaubensurteil.

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