Spiritually Speaking

Wherever we find ourselves and whoever we are, can we learn to heal wounds, live with difference and celebrate diversity while building a culture of peace?

A Christmas gift of a copy of the international bestseller, The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, by David Graeber and David Wengrow set me thinking.

I’ve long believed that a key responsibility is to support and encourage both ourselves and others, but to bless them lifts our thoughts higher.

I have learned that each one of us determines what is traumatic in our world. The healthy response to that trauma is to grieve. Successful navigation of grief involves acknowledging feelings, letting them be heard, validated and attended to.

This year can be different to last year if we consistently use this one simple ingredient in our daily activities.

From every indication, the present economic system in much of the world has failed to distribute wealth justly and equitably.

It is encouraging to think that a ‘Mother’ image of God can be known along with a ‘Father’ image of God, our ‘Holy Parent’.

How do we add furniture, artwork, paint colours to our homes? What are our ideas about decor? Is it haphazard? An interior designer decor? Or something else more personal, maybe spiritual?

The birth of the Christ Child calls us into abundance. It also calls us into sacred imagining to make beautiful the broken pieces around us. This love is at the heart of creation, for in hopelessness, hopefulness can be re-discovered.

Given we all will face challenges at some point in our lives, I ask how will each of us react, respond, or show up in challenging times?