Our spiritual journey we have found is in response to the God who seeks us. We engage in both inner and outer activities, we adopt disciplines to open ourselves to the work of God’s Spirit within us transforming us into God’s blessed and directing us in the way of God’s peace and justice in our world. We will return to specific disciplines as we walk our way through these discussions on spiritual growth.
Before we do that however I’d like to think a bit more about who we are. We think of ourselves often as body, mind, and spirit. Thus our growth as disciples involves each of these. We can think of activities that address the mind—study, analysis, and organization. We can sense the movement of the spirit within us leading us to care for those in want. We harness the power of the body to build cathedrals or to sway with the spirit evidenced in song. But we know we are one: our minds direct our bodies, our bodies bring feeling to our spirits, our spirits awaken new ideas, our thoughts lead to activities of body, our bodies inform us of unknown emotions, our hearts know in spiritual ways. We could continue circling, but the oneness of who we are becomes clear.
Division helps keep us aware—Are we avoiding parts of who we are? Do we need to find ways of hearing the mind more clearly, listening to the body more closely, knowing the will of the spirit?
Division hinders also—Do we forget that God created us enfleshed? Do we think we can separate ourselves and live only a spiritual life?
Reflect for a moment on your own living. How do you sense you mind, body, and spirit? How do they interact? How are they collectively leading you toward your Creator?
Blessings, Caroline
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