| Saturday, July 21, 2007 |
| Choosing to help |
"Often when we feel unhappy or unfulfilled, we try to fill our own need in the world's way by buying, acquiring, spending time and energy in indulgent activities. But...our spiritual need is satisfied when we lift the burdens of others....It is our spiritual need not only to know but to choose to help."
~Susan L. Warner |
posted by Calia77 @ 11:59 pm  |
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Sometimes retiring and looking after ourselves are what we need to be able to recognise ourselves and fulfill the desire to return to ourselves, so that once renewed we can help others, including the extra mile here and there. Our spiritual need will not be fulfilled by always going the extra mile - doing that is a running away from ourselves until we can go no further and wind up broken.
It is hard sometimes to stop and rest for then we come face to face with ourselves and instead of crucifying ourselves we should learn to love ourselves as God loves us - not an easy path but how can we say that another spiritual desire is better for us than this?
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Sometimes retiring and looking after ourselves are what we need to be able to recognise ourselves and fulfill the desire to return to ourselves, so that once renewed we can help others, including the extra mile here and there. Our spiritual need will not be fulfilled by always going the extra mile - doing that is a running away from ourselves until we can go no further and wind up broken.
It is hard sometimes to stop and rest for then we come face to face with ourselves and instead of crucifying ourselves we should learn to love ourselves as God loves us - not an easy path but how can we say that another spiritual desire is better for us than this?