We touch that very holy part of ourselves when we extend God’s love to anyone in need, touching God’s spirit within others. We distance ourselves from God when we withhold love. …
Treating others with compassion and mercy is our expression of love for God.
- Christopher Maricle
The Jesus Priorities
The spiritual life is a life that is guided by God’s Spirit, the same Spirit that guided the life of Jesus. So how can we be in touch with the Spirit, hear the voice of the Spirit, and allow ourselves to be guided by the Spirit? This is not easy in a world where there are so many things going on and so many voices calling for our attention.
Can we create some space for God where we can hear, feel, experience the Spirit of God, and where it becomes possible for us to respond?…
I believe we can look at solitude, community, and ministry as three disciplines by which we create space for God. If we create space in which God can act and speak, something surprising will happen. You and I are called to these disciplines if we want to be disciples.
- Henri J. M. Nouwen
A Spirituality of Living
