Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Religous or Spiritual

What does it mean to be spiritual? I there a difference between being spiritual and ebing religous? Of corse this is only my take on the subject but I have given it a little thought and have tried to live my life by a spiritual ideal. I don't consider myself religous only because I am no longer a member of a Church or religous organization. There are many of such that I respect and a few that I once belonged to and may one day return. There is beauty in service and a call to worship with others, there is a holiness to rituals that have been handed down through ages and have a rich tradition of symbolism and meaning. I love that aspect of religion. I also love tha gathering of friends and family into a shared community of worship. Yet for me that call to solitude and quiet contemplation whisper more strongly to my soul. Finding God in silence, the hush of forest and soft call of birds and streams and the moan of wind - that's spiritual. And what we take from these expereinces and hold inwards and then reflect back unto the world - that's being spiritual, living a life of spirit, truth and beauty. The two often go together and that's a wonderful thing (and person) to expereince. And just as often they do not. And that's unfortunate. For everyone should live a life os spirit. Religous or not.

God bless,
Eric

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