"Dust to dust!" he enthused. I smiled, rather grimly, and reminded myself to breathe slowly. If you want to feel loving, I coached myself, do something loving. This is basic soul care.
I don't even know what that means - Soul. Traditionally it is believed to be the component of ourselves that survives physical death; a reflection of the Holy, make up of light and breath and silence and love, of everything ancient and of babies about to be born. C.S. Lewis said, "You don't have a soul. You are a should. You have a body." If this is right, we have a purpose, which is to shine, like the moon shining in the sky; or to paraphrase the old bumper sticker: Think globally, shine locally.
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Grace (Eventually:) thoughts on Faith
By Anne Lamott
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