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Remains #4

22 Aug

…problems and solutions…

She spoke the words with such confidence that I knew she had committed them to memory. It was also apparent that she had a lifetime of experiences with which to back them up. She spoke with so much assurance…that I knew it best to savor her words so that I might later share them with others. And what were these words that she spoke so matter-of-factly?

“All my problems are emotional…all my solutions are spiritual.”

She was right, of course. Nearly every problem I’ve ever encountered was in reality, rooted in my emotions. My financial problems are largely the result of impulsive, emotional purchases.
And I surely would have had a more lucrative career, if I’d only admitted and corrected my character flaws when they first became evident.

Others will readily agree that I wouldn’t have had most of my problem relationships, were it not for my being self-centered, jealous, or greedy. Yes, she was right…all my problems were emotional.

And she was also right that all my solutions are spiritual. When problems rear their ugly heads, all I have to do is remind myself that I’m God’s child, God’s image, God’s representative. When I do so, it’s amazing how quickly I realize that the other person is also God’s child, God’s image, God’s representative. With such realization, comes peace and understanding.

She had every right to speak those words with confidence, since she was right on target. All my problems are emotional…all my solutions are spiritual.

 
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…aren’t we all?

16 Oct

“I’m a very spiritual person.” If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a thousand times. Usually the comment is made in reference to the individual’s reason for not attending church, or for not being associated with any particular faith practice. Sometimes the comment is even prefaced with some sort of disclaimer like, “I may not be religious, but I’m a very spiritual person.” I usually smile and think to myself, “Aren’t we all?”

You see, I firmly believe that we are all spiritual persons…spiritual persons that are having a physical experience. Please understand that this is a different perspective than that held by most of us in western culture. Most in our society tend to believe that they are physical beings who occasionally have a spiritual experience.

I think it’s the other way around. We’re all spiritual beings…and we’re all having a physical experience. Granted, some are enjoying a much finer physical existence than most. Some are wealthy, attractive, and powerful…born with a silver spoon in their mouth. (I shouldn’t complain. I was born with a plastic spork in my grubby little paw. But I digress.)

This is, to me, an important distinction. Children born with chromosome disorders, faulty valves, epilepsy or Down syndrome are still spiritually perfect creations. They themselves are just as spiritually beautiful and valuable as if they too had been granted that illusive silver spoon.

We should never be so shallow as to think of those children as flawed or damaged goods…quite the contrary! They are perfectly created spiritual images of God, experiencing a physical life that I cannot possibly comprehend.

 
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