Spiritual Disciplines Handbook: Practices That Transform Us (Transforming Resources)
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Spiritual Disciplines Handbook: Practices That Transform Us (Transforming Resources)
and helps us to get at the moral and theological commitments that structure our relationships. Practices are at the heart of human communities; they are things “people do together over time to address fundamental human needs.” Every community has practices that hold it together; for Christians, practices can also be understood as responses to the g
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Jesus (a good person) still had to die for the Christ (the universal presence) to arise. It is the pattern of transformation . . . What has to die is not usually bad; in fact, it will often feel good and necessary.2
Can you see the necessity of healthy and mature religion? Why else would you take the jump from a safe, comfortable sense of self into
... See moreWhen we pay attention to practices, we are likely to notice the significance and beauty in small acts of grace and truth. We have a framework for talking about what is good and holy in our ordinary communities, and for seeing how we can strengthen places that might need it. While dealing with practical concerns, practices can also help move our dis
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Imagine a Liturgical Examen to go along with this: Find time to pause for reflection on the rituals and rhythms of your life. This could even be the focus of an annual retreat. Look at your daily, weekly, monthly, and annual routines.