Today is Shrove Tuesday / Mardi Gras. I made coconutmilk pancakes for dinner and read the introductory chapters to one of the books I mentioned earlier:
Living the Mysteries: a guide for unfinished Christians. here is something that stood out to me in the reading.
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The microscope showed us germs by the billion... there is a Life we cannot perceive with our senses. We need to acquire and cultivate an interior sense of that Life... We receive that sense by grace... through contemplation...
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I admit I might have glossed over this paragraph had it not mentioned microscopy. I'm glad that the writer managed to catch my attention with this analogy. As I look through a microscope daily to understand the biological world I must also take the time necessary to gain an understanding of the spiritual. The imaging technique for the spiritual is not an electron microscope, but rather through meditation, prayer, and contemplation. As it is essential to experience biological investigation first-hand as I pursue my PhD, I cannot simply read the "textbook" of holy writ's second- or third-hand accounts of God. I must seek to experience the Lord's Grace personally.
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Thank you to those who have already chimed in! Daniel, all of those chocolate eggs must have made for some fun birthday memories. Snowy, Pancake Day is super fun. I'd love for you to share your challenges with avoiding white sugar. It seems an exceptionally worthwhile endeavor. I commend you for taking it on. I like your twist of adding a healthy habit rather than taking away, seems like a very positive mentality.
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Charlatan, yes I suppose there are a number of similarities between Ramadon and Lent. I wouldn't have made that connection. Thank you for pointing that out.
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Zeraph, I think you mean lint.