Sunday, May 24, 2009

Contemplative Service

Love turns work into rest. - Saint Teresa of Avila

Every time there is significant growth in our spiritual development all our relationships change -- to God, to ourselves, to other people, and to all creation.  We become a new person, as did Mary of Bethany at the feet of Jesus.  From this arises a new kind of activity which might be called "contemplative service."  Contemplative service is service that comes from the experience of the divine indwelling -- from the Spirit living and at work within us.  It is God in us serving God in others.

Ephesians 6:7
Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord...

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