ORDINARY LIFE - Thoughts and Ideas to Help You Live a Happier Life
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Summary of Ordinary Life for De member 1, 2024
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Dear Ones -
This week I introduced a new theme I will be following in my teaching for the foreseeable future. It is
Walking the Way
I have taken the idea for this from lines found in a book of theology by Sara Grant. The lines are: “It isn’t the way because Jesus walked it. Jesus walked it because it is the way.” Sara Grant’s pivotal work is about a non dual-approach that invites the reader to reflect on the universality of spiritual truth while remaining rooted in their own tradition.
It is my intention to dig deeply into the Jesus narratives to find out what these stories meant for those who first heard them and their relevance for us. We began this week with reflections on the birth stories of Jesus. Everyone in most cultures knows something about the stories of Christmas. They touch something deep within us - our yearning for peace and hope for a “better world.” What, however, were the stories created to convey? What did they mean for those who first heard them? How can they contribute to our “walking the way.”
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Be well and much love,
Bill Kerley
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