Quiet Time Notes
Notes from my daily Quiet Times with GodUnknown Romance
November 5th, 2012Previous | Next
Other than the official channels, he also speak to us through what happens to us
Our inner story is audible early in the morning and the middle of the night - when the inner editor is off duty
Our heart is captured by mystery - it was one of the great things about being a child
As adults, we have learned to tell ourselves that it is naive, we need to move to more reasonable things
He think we have outgrown it and it was just foolishness of a child
Contemporary Christianity teaches us to mistrust this New Age heresy
In all of our hearts there lies a longing for a Sacred Romance
It will not away in spite of our years of ignoring it
Romance couched in mystery is set deep within us
We desire to be part of something larger than ourselves
We have two deep desires:
- The longing for adventure that requires something of us
- Desire for intimacy - to have someone truly know us for ourselves
It is the core of our spiritual journey
Any religion that ignores it survives only as guilt-induced legalism, a set of propositions to be memorized and rules to be obeyed
What does these desires have to do with God?
Hasn't God left us with them to draw us closer to him?
Key Phrase: Any religion that ignores our desire for adventure and relationships survives only as guilt-induced legalism
