MOVING IN - by Calvin Wulf
Spiritual Journey~
Active lifestyles and busy churches hold many Christians in constant motion. We are like nomads living in tents ready to move on with the next experience or next program. We spend great effort building on what we believe and how to live a good life. Unfortunately, concentration on these external affairs keeps us from ever quieting down and moving in.
Very few churches do anything to encourage the inner life where Jesus dwells with the Father. The spirituality of intellectual agreement and moral pursuits are poor substitutes for wholeness and intimate relationship with God. Eventually these doctrines and so-called Christian worldviews will fail to yield the fulfillment that they promise.
Wholeness and deep relationships are found in the quiet presence of God and intimate others. This part of the spiritual journey begins with introspection. We look inward into mansions of the heart. Is it time you to start moving in?
TAGS: Spiritual Journey, Spiritual LIfe, Christian Spirituality
Posted by Spiritual Formation House at 6/29/2010 6:00 AM 
Categories: Spiritual Journey, ALL CALVIN'S ENTRIES
Tags: Spiritual LIfe Christian Spirituality Spiritual Journey
Categories: Spiritual Journey, ALL CALVIN'S ENTRIES
Tags: Spiritual LIfe Christian Spirituality Spiritual Journey
Calvin,
I am learning to live at a slower pace here with my mom. I am enjoying long walks, sitting on the balcony and watching the river flow by, and good quiet time with God. I am not sure I will want to return to Colorado Springs when this time ends. How do I stand against the hustle and bustle and maintain this inward looking life?
Linda
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Dear Linda,
You have been given a gift of time away at a slow pace to process and integrate your losses. You are wise enough to understand that it won't all end just there. When you return to Colorado Springs, I encourage you to discern and do only the needful things. Have a discipline of daily quiet. Practice daily contemplation and/or the Jesus Prayer. Learn move those activities from your head to your heart, ask your spiritual director to help you with that. And, as you well know, journaling is a good help. Peace to you my dear sister. Let me know when you get back into town.
In peace,
Calvin
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