I was able to come back to my three-point daily "check in" (see yesterday's post) several times today. I continue to find it quite effective. It reminds me to be grateful, it helps me to be honest about the way I turn away from a posture of dependence and closeness, and it re-focuses my thoughts on surrendering my upcoming activities.
Naturally, I often find myself completely forgetting what life is about as I wrap myself up in this project or that person. But at least I am experiencing more reminders to come back home, let go of my efforts and control, and enjoy a spiritual life that is about God's activity not mine.
I was also inspired today by some readings in "A Taste of Silence" by Carl Arico. Carl has been part of Keating's Contemplative Outreach for many years and clearly has developed a deep inner life.
He reminds us that the spiritual journey is not just about specific times of prayer or seeking God, rather it is about integrating our consciousness of God into all of life:
The spiritual journey is life, the events of everyday life. God speaks to us and works on us through the events of everyday life...
A human being is one who acknowledges the indwelling of the Trinity consenting to not only the presence but also the action of God because we are temples of the Holy Spirit. This consent is lived out in the everyday events of our lives and how we act and react habitually and spontaneously to those events.
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