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Spiritual Practices
Ways to be intentional about matters of the Soul
Think of it as keeping your ears open, in ways and in places and at times of day when before you wouldn’t have thought to listen. Think of it as tuning yourself to recognize God’s voice, as becoming someone who regularly, intentionally hears.
Spiritual practices are exactly what their name suggests; they’re ways to be deliberate about matters of the soul. A spiritual practice is a tool for becoming aware of God within the normalcy of life—it injects the sacred into elements that could otherwise seem just ordinary. In applying spiritual practices, we find that lines can be blurred between what is spiritual and what is secular: gratitude can happen when we’re mowing the lawn, worship and grocery shopping are compatible, God can be pursued on the evening commute.
Introduction from Mars Hill at www.marshill.org
Characteristics of spiritual practices
1. They give us energy and remind us of what matters most.
2. They connect us to the presence of God.
3. They are something we do regularly (ideally, daily) and without interruption.
4. They ground us in the present moment, bringing us into awareness of what is happening right now.
Adapted from The Spiritual Activist
Try one of these Spiritual Practices
Prayer of Examen
- 02/15/2011, 2:22pm (CST)
Lectio Divina
- 02/15/2011, 2:08pm (CST)
Contemplation
- 02/15/2011, 12:00pm (CST)
Questions?
Jody Thone
Director of On Purpose Ministries
Phone: 651-439-7400, ext. 119
On Purpose Ministries has focused new energy on all the unique ways that people connect to God and SHIFT to our True Selves, (God expressing through you.) We’d like to introduce a new resource, a blog entitled, SHIFT: Spiritual Practices for an Authentic Life.
Click here to check it out now!
In case you are wondering.... A blog is a type of website with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material. My blog is about spiritual practices and will describe my experiences with daily practice. You’ll also see other regular contributors sharing their perspectives and experiences on a variety of spiritual practices. I invite you all to join in this conversation about living On Purpose, about living your authentic life. Please consider sharing how you are SHIFTing!
