I will draw from Evelyn's discussion of quality of fabric to give my lesson today. She pointed out that the finer the thread, the tightness of its spin, the quantity of threads per inch increases the durability of the fabric. This is true with spiritual experience. I will broaden that term "spiritual experience" to mean more than simply an experience with religion or even religiously recognized contexts. You all have worked in the realm of soul growth long enough to understand that many experiences contribute to you in a spiritual manner, even though they are not cloaked in that context. Jesus served in small ways and in so doing transformed the world. Every experience in your life is much like the weaving of thread through fabric. The apparently insignificant events of your day are much like tightly spun thread. Singly it appears so frail. Could a fine filament contribute substantially to your spiritual stature when a braided rope appears so much stronger? | I will draw from Evelyn's discussion of quality of fabric to give my lesson today. She pointed out that the finer the thread, the tightness of its spin, the quantity of threads per inch increases the durability of the fabric. This is true with spiritual experience. I will broaden that term "spiritual experience" to mean more than simply an experience with religion or even religiously recognized contexts. You all have worked in the realm of soul growth long enough to understand that many experiences contribute to you in a spiritual manner, even though they are not cloaked in that context. Jesus served in small ways and in so doing transformed the world. Every experience in your life is much like the weaving of thread through fabric. The apparently insignificant events of your day are much like tightly spun thread. Singly it appears so frail. Could a fine filament contribute substantially to your spiritual stature when a braided rope appears so much stronger? |