In today’s entry, Enders makes a point of our whole selves being comprised of two parts–the flesh and the spirit. Our fleshly birth was something that happened TO US, while our spiritual birth is something WE CHOSE. I notice a big difference between being a passive and active participant in those two experiences.
Most of us take purposeful actions to care for our fleshly selves–we eat and sleep, get vaccinated, wear seat belts, etc.
Are we taking purposeful actions to care for our spiritual selves–praying, meditating, learning, reading the Word, spending time with God? What other practices can we think of that feed our spiritual selves?
I wish I could say something relevant to the devotions this week but I'm having a hard time focusing. My spirit is struggling now with the terminal illness of my good friend - Moonlight my dog. She's been my partner here in Gretna since I moved here in 2011, and I'm having a hard time in this good-bye period. Having been in this position before with other animals, and I must say with my mother too, when I am acutely aware of the life force in front of me and know that the light will go out sometime soon. That moment is always a window into another existence and I'm glad I'm there but it is very painful.