We are, each one of
us, a duality: that of mortal body and immortal soul, each, in its own way,
playing a vital role in our well-being. We need only take an honest look within
ourself to realize that our everyday concerns all but invariably centre around
affairs of the body, with little or no thought given to the soul. Experience
alone tells us that these two separate though interdependent “Beings” must work
as one if we are to know inner peace and harmony.
In order that the
soul may play its proper role, which is that of animating our spirituality and
coming to know God, we must first take charge of the mind. Idle and mundane
thoughts serve only to imprison us in mire. They are of no avail and must not
be allowed to linger in the mind. To our good fortune such thoughts are readily
expunged by thoughts that uplift and enliven the soul. We can begin doing this
merely by giving thanks to God.
That we may become
ever conscious of the soul—our life-giving force—we do well to begin, first, by
taking our mind off ourself, then in selfless humility, look for the good in
others, a simple process, figuratively speaking, of stepping back, becoming
quiet within and listening. Thus does our intuition, or spiritual eye, come
into play such that our higher—that is to say divine—senses enable us to at
once see another’s goodness and to connect spiritually with his very soul. For
both it becomes an ennobling experience.
Garry D. Kilbourn
bwfaithministry
Excerpt
from REACHING FOR THE LIGHT—a
Spiritual Guide to Inner Peace leading to weight loss ©
“…becomes
an ennobling experience.”
Being blessed with outgoing, bubbly, sociable friends I thoughtfully
embraced the idea of introducing one new friend of mine with my other dear friend
making the friendship-circle ever robust.
What was soul-stirring to one, fell flat with worry for the other. Yikes!
Now what? First, I admitted to myself that I had committed a faux pas. I’d overstepped
the law of friendship boundaries. In all humility, I let go of my embarrassed feelings
and recognized each other’s goodness. An ennobling experience … YES ! blw
