Post by Rhonda on Sept 25, 2008 22:43:07 GMT -5
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SPIRITUAL MEDICATION
Demographic experts tell us that there is a general spiritual
awakening among people of various faiths. Some are returning to
"organized" religions. Others are seeking spiritual answers along
other paths. However it is done, people are realizing the importance
of a healthy spiritual dimension to their lives.
One man tells about a time when his wife suffered from a
headache. She took medication and lay down, but nothing seemed
to help.
Her six-year-old daughter was concerned about her Mommy's
health, so the ailing woman asked her if she would like to pray
for her. Little Leia said that she would. Leia put her hand on
her mother's head and prayed the only prayer she knew: "Lord,
thank you for this food..."
I imagine that the words she uses are not important. In fact, I
don't know if any words are really adequate to express our
deepest spiritual desires. Moreover, what seems most crucial is
not so much how "good" we are at praying, but that we simply
pause regularly to nurture the souls. Prayer is a dose of
spiritual medication that, taken daily, can enhance all of life.
Leonardo da Vinci spent countless hours ruminating upon things of
the spirit as he worked on his famous canvas of the Last Supper.
He spent so much time meditating in the cloister that some of the
monks in the community became concerned. They remonstrated
with the artist about his wasting precious time and money. "Why
do you spend so much time with us in prayer when you have come
here to work?" they wondered.
Leonardo answered, "When I pause the longest, I make the most
telling strokes with my brush."
I do not feel I am all that good with prayer, but I am sure I'm not
much good without it.
-- Steve Goodier
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P.S. CELEBRITY QUIP
Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we
didn't. -- Erica Jong
SPIRITUAL MEDICATION
Demographic experts tell us that there is a general spiritual
awakening among people of various faiths. Some are returning to
"organized" religions. Others are seeking spiritual answers along
other paths. However it is done, people are realizing the importance
of a healthy spiritual dimension to their lives.
One man tells about a time when his wife suffered from a
headache. She took medication and lay down, but nothing seemed
to help.
Her six-year-old daughter was concerned about her Mommy's
health, so the ailing woman asked her if she would like to pray
for her. Little Leia said that she would. Leia put her hand on
her mother's head and prayed the only prayer she knew: "Lord,
thank you for this food..."
I imagine that the words she uses are not important. In fact, I
don't know if any words are really adequate to express our
deepest spiritual desires. Moreover, what seems most crucial is
not so much how "good" we are at praying, but that we simply
pause regularly to nurture the souls. Prayer is a dose of
spiritual medication that, taken daily, can enhance all of life.
Leonardo da Vinci spent countless hours ruminating upon things of
the spirit as he worked on his famous canvas of the Last Supper.
He spent so much time meditating in the cloister that some of the
monks in the community became concerned. They remonstrated
with the artist about his wasting precious time and money. "Why
do you spend so much time with us in prayer when you have come
here to work?" they wondered.
Leonardo answered, "When I pause the longest, I make the most
telling strokes with my brush."
I do not feel I am all that good with prayer, but I am sure I'm not
much good without it.
-- Steve Goodier
__________
P.S. CELEBRITY QUIP
Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we
didn't. -- Erica Jong