I received the following from a friend who has known me for almost 20 years:
Terming your self “The Practical Mystic” is very descriptive. I once described you as being perhaps the most spiritual person I knew and yet grounded in the realities of human life. I certainly have seen evidence of the gifts of the spirit in you.
I do have some questions that might also be of interest to visitors to your web site: I wonder how the spiritual gifts described in the Bible fit in with being a Christian mystic? Are some of them integral to the Christian mystic or are they independent? Also, how have you proceeded to develop your relationship with God and enhance your sense of His presence – is meditation the central method or other means?
I would encourage you to write on the practice of Christian meditation. (Some are practicing transcendental meditation: they open their minds and souls without being specific about the spirit they seek, a practice I consider dangerous.)
I have receieved several such comments and have decided that the best thing to do would be to start a section called “Questions Along the Journey” I’ll address the above questions one at a time. Thank you for asking!
You have no idea how close to home this post hits. It’s almost as if you’re speaking to be directly… maybe an act of God.
It kinda wakes me up, and helps me notice that I need to confide in God more and not just when something bad is happening. I think everyone is guilty of doing this at one time or another.
“Everything happens according to the will of God. Have full faith in this, then every place, every moment, every event of our life begins to feel like heaven. And you know that what is happening is meant for you”… is a mission statement for LIFE!
Thank you for sharing!