spirituality

spirituality

Spirituality


Authentic Christian Spirituality to me is a daily practice of reading, prayer,
meditation and contemplation.   Where your experiences are centered on God though his son
Jesus Christ.   You need to learn about Jesus and his teachings, to participate on a daily basis
and to be conscience of the happenings and doings of Jesus.   Once you learn this you need to
model your life after this knowledge that you have acquired.   I see the Christian Spirituality
as a journey of life that will end with the unity of God.   The book "Christian Spirituality" has
offered many suggestions for one to become in tune with his or her own spirituality.   The book
educates you on the spiritual journey by calling your attention to people that are the hearers
and doers of the word, what the spiritual journey is, about prayer, meditation and
contemplation, asceticism, mysticism, solitude, friendship and the Eucharist.
Hearers and doers of the Word are those people that have written books or that have
lived the word of God.   In a spiritual journey one should look at the works of these people in
order to gain insight an knowledge.   There are the church fathers such as St. Augustine,
Aelred of Rievaulx, and Clement of Rome.   There are also many spiritual writers that offer
insights such as John of the Cross, and Thomas Merton.   There is also the Bible that will
offer insights into the teachings of Jesus.   The hearers and doers of the Word can help to
develop a person's spirituality by allowing insight on what others have seen and done, more
like developing a discipleship to follow the word of God.
The spiritual journey can been seen in stages of a person's life through the sacraments:
baptism, confirmation, eucharist, reconciliation, and the anointing of the sick.   Or as noted by
the Second Vatican Council the church is seen as a "pilgrim people".   Meaning that we are
still learning on our journey to know Jesus.   Whichever way you see the spiritual journey...