Thank you again! So good. . Love this hope-filled line: “With God’s grace and our wise effort we can move away from self-fixation”
That’s a good summary of vice for me: the reality and outcome of self fixation. It’s being in curvatus, right?! And the hope for the future? So well balanced : grace (God acting to help me accomplish what I cannot alone, per DW) and wise effort. Thank you! Can’t wait for this book!
You're right. Incurvatus in se describes a life lived "inward" for oneself rather than "outward" for God and others. Transformation is a partnership between God and ourselves. It's a relationship. And one of the skills we have to learn is how to make our effort "wise." We usually begin our training journey with effort but it's more infant-like. It takes years before we learn how to "wisely" train with spiritual practices. Navigating the gap between now and then is full of ups and downs. Great seeing you at RēGathering!
Thank you again! So good. . Love this hope-filled line: “With God’s grace and our wise effort we can move away from self-fixation”
That’s a good summary of vice for me: the reality and outcome of self fixation. It’s being in curvatus, right?! And the hope for the future? So well balanced : grace (God acting to help me accomplish what I cannot alone, per DW) and wise effort. Thank you! Can’t wait for this book!
Thanks Lynnette!
You're right. Incurvatus in se describes a life lived "inward" for oneself rather than "outward" for God and others. Transformation is a partnership between God and ourselves. It's a relationship. And one of the skills we have to learn is how to make our effort "wise." We usually begin our training journey with effort but it's more infant-like. It takes years before we learn how to "wisely" train with spiritual practices. Navigating the gap between now and then is full of ups and downs. Great seeing you at RēGathering!