Insights Outside The Walls

“What has been hidden from the learned and clever, has been revealed to the child-like.” See Matthew 11: 25-27

Walking a spiritual path is not about what we “know.” We can have a lot of knowledge about spirituality, various spiritual paths, world religions, biblical interpretation and the like – and yet be an absolute bastard to live with! J We can have a lot of knowledge about love and relationships. We can read book after book, but if we don’t exhibit patience, kindness and a self giving spirit, all this knowledge means nothing. What we “know” can sometimes get us in trouble. It can keep us too much in our head and not present to the little moments each day that call for our self giving love.

I work at a rather large suburban church. Of all the people on the staff it is our secretary/receptionist that I am most spiritually drawn to. She is the one on the staff that has the least “knowledge” about religion, church history, biblical interpretation and pastoral ministry. But of all of us, I think she exhibit’s the most authentic, kind, humble and spiritually self giving spirit on a consistent basis. I wanna be just like her when I grow up! J She “gets it!” She knows what living an authentic spiritual path is all about, even though she doesn’t “know” much about it.

I had a spiritual guide who once said to me: “If you want to know how I’m doing in my spiritual path, don’t ask those who listen to my talks, those I teach or those I guide. Ask my Partner and my family and those closest to me. They are the ones who REALLY know if my path is authentic or not!”