Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Today's Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
The life of the spirit is centrally and essentially a life of action. Spirituality is something done, not merely something believed or known or experienced.
-- Mary McDermott Shideler
We often think of a spiritual life as a life of contemplation, of distancing ourselves from the rest of the world. Actually, spirituality is action. We can include spirituality in our day-to-day routines whenever we want. We can transform mundane activities into links to our Creator merely by offering a silent prayer.
As we open an envelope or listen to a sales presentation, we can think of the power and the love we are receiving this moment from God. As we hear the ring of a phone or have the day's first cup of coffee -- any number of ordinary things -- we can remember that we are here by the grace of God. When we extend a helping hand, we're saying thanks to God. A smile, a kind word, a hug -- all are everyday spiritual acts.
I can take spiritual action in ordinary living.
Hazelden Foundation