Who are they ? Revolutionary Christians are people who attract others. Those who meet them are fascinated by them and want to know more. All who come in contact with them get the irresistible impression that they derive their strength from a hidden source which is strong and rich. An inner freedom flows out from within them, giving them an independence which is neither haughty nor aloof, but which enables them to stand above immediate needs and most pressing necessities.
Revolutionary Christians are moved by what happens around them but don’t let it oppress or shatter them. They listen attentively, speak with authority, but don’t get easily rushed or excited. In everything they say and do, a lively vision calls them forth which those who hear them can intimate but not see. This vision guides their lives. They are obedient to it. Through it they know how to distinguish what is important from what is not.
Many things which seem of gripping immediacy hardly stir them, and they attach great importance to some things which others simply let pass.
( Henri Nouwen With Open Hands page 67)
