Mar 07 2009
Do You Find Comfort in Mystery?
I don’t know about you, but the economic mess in which we find ourselves today troubles me. When times are tough where do you turn for comfort? Author Christine Phoenix-Green offers some thoughts.
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Acts of Devotion
It is not unusual in times of upheaval and stress, that people are often forced, in their sense of instability and fear, to turn towards a sense of Mystery or Spirituality for answers and comfort in the face of the shock of the unknown. For some, it could mean going to church for community, prayer and petition, for others visiting a psychic for a reading, an astrologer for an update, or a therapy group for peer support. (Some people go shopping, but that is another category entirely.)
These are all practices that may help us to make sense of, or give us perspective on, interpreting the experiences and signs of the times that rather unpleasantly surprise and jar us almost on a daily basis, especially at this insistent moment of social and cultural upheaval. Yet, there is another practice that can emerge from the heart, from the Soul, that grounds us in the Eternal, and connects us to the sacred , mysterious, and eternal rhythms of time and place. It is a smaller, and more intimately personal practice, and very very quiet or private. In each life and in each day, there can be a practice or stopping point to acknowledge the moment, the Now, and the Presence of Life, Beauty and Sanity through personal “Acts of Devotion.” Continue Reading »
