So many ways to experience the Spirit… and yet if one believes that the universe comprises an objective reality that exists whether or not the human species is present, then the Spirit in all these experiences is actually the same underlying phenomenon. It is our own specific interpretation, filtered through culture and religion and tradition, that gives each experience its unique flavor and color. Spirit is One.
Before we start, we all will exit outside to the labyrinth and begin our silence. Walk the labyrinth to the center and back out while meditating on quieting and listening to the Divine within.
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THOUGHTS FOR REFLECTION
Instead of concentrating on what we think is wrong with other world religions, our time could be spent more profitably on identifying what we have in common.
O God, our lives are like a journey, and this Small Group experience has been like a wayside inn where we have paused to be refreshed and reinvigorated for the next stage.
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