To Meditate Upon—
Years ago all the photos of the ministers adorned the hallway between the office and the minister's office. Then, I believe, although I'm not certain, one minister erred from the straight and narrow path. Several congregants wanted his photo taken down. Now we know that you can't remove one photo without upsetting the delicate balance.
A solution—all the photos came down and were inserted in an album which was displayed in the library. When the library was reorganized we found a number of Bibles that were over one hundred years old.
One woman, a member of the decorating committee, arranged a wonderful display of the Bibles and Books of Common Prayer. She, or someone else, placed the huge blue photo album in a cabinet under the display.
Weeks went by and then one woman realized that the album was no longer prominently displayed. She went to the church secretary and told her that the book needed to be out. The secretary found the book and put it on a ledge—satisfying the congregant.
I received a note, since I had spent hours reorganizing the library, about the need for the album to be displayed. Nicely phrased — at your convenience—place it on whatever shelf you want.
I will do so.
Only when involved in an organization—be it church, community group, business group, does one realize how many cooks are involved.
'Tis much easier to delve into books about spirituality or religion and not deal with the day to day minutia.
Thinking about books about spirituality I'm reading My Bright Abyss: Meditations of a Modern Believer by Christian Wiman. Christian is a man who faces a diagnosis that may include an early death. In the face of that he explores his faith—desiring to know what is it he really believes.
Reading this book requires me to put it down and think—write down my thoughts—and then continue savoring his thoughts and where they take me in my own journey.
Thinking is a great release—
A solution—all the photos came down and were inserted in an album which was displayed in the library. When the library was reorganized we found a number of Bibles that were over one hundred years old.
One woman, a member of the decorating committee, arranged a wonderful display of the Bibles and Books of Common Prayer. She, or someone else, placed the huge blue photo album in a cabinet under the display.
Weeks went by and then one woman realized that the album was no longer prominently displayed. She went to the church secretary and told her that the book needed to be out. The secretary found the book and put it on a ledge—satisfying the congregant.
I received a note, since I had spent hours reorganizing the library, about the need for the album to be displayed. Nicely phrased — at your convenience—place it on whatever shelf you want.
I will do so.
Only when involved in an organization—be it church, community group, business group, does one realize how many cooks are involved.
'Tis much easier to delve into books about spirituality or religion and not deal with the day to day minutia.
Thinking about books about spirituality I'm reading My Bright Abyss: Meditations of a Modern Believer by Christian Wiman. Christian is a man who faces a diagnosis that may include an early death. In the face of that he explores his faith—desiring to know what is it he really believes.
He writes:
Intellectuals and artists concerned with faith tend to underestimate the radical, inviolable innocence it requires...Spiritual innocence is not naiveté. Quite the opposite. Spiritual innocence is a state of mind—or, if you prefer, a state of heart—in which the life of God, and a life in God, are not simply viable but the sine qua non of all knowledge and experience, not simply durable but everlasting.
Reading this book requires me to put it down and think—write down my thoughts—and then continue savoring his thoughts and where they take me in my own journey.
Thinking is a great release—
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home