This week, we re-visited the importance of discipline for spiritual formation. We noted that the weekly practice of our group is important to the overall growth of the individual's spiritual growth. The intentional practice of setting aside a time each week devoted to spiritual growth and renewal is something many of us have lost in our busy lives, but it is vitally important for a fresh encounter with our own spiritual paths...to experience "the more" of life.
For further contemplation: "Superficiality is the curse of our age. The doctrine of instant gratification is a primary spiritual problem. The desperate need today is not for a greater number of intelligent people, or gifted people, but for deep people...The classical Disciplines of the spiritual life call us to move beyond surface living into the depths. They invite us to explore the inner caverns of the spiritual realm. They urge us to be the answer to a hollow world."
Richard J. Foster - Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth
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