Tag: soul
My soul is a shepherd
“My soul is a shepherd, a flock it feeds”, sang George Herbert. Such a lovely image of taking good care of your own inner life, and bringing forth something beautiful! Just repeating this sentence in my head already helps reduce the tension that I often feel when I am disagreeing with myself. Especially in lockdown … Continue reading My soul is a shepherd
Read more →Waters of the soul (monster included)
The line I quoted just above, struck a note for me. In my mind I saw an image of beautiful still waters, and it seemed so very desirable to come home like that. But how? Time for some experimental research. I’ve already done plenty of that, with my experiments in contemplation, meditation with the Jesus … Continue reading Waters of the soul (monster included)
Read more →God’s Image
What does it mean that we are created in God’s image? Can we see something of God in ourselves? Augustine devotes the second half of his book ‘The Trinity’ to these questions, and explores the inner workings of our soul, to find out more about how it mirrors God. The first half of ‘The Trinity’ … Continue reading God’s Image
Read more →Healing a broken heart
Touching the Soul
Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real? — Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows If there is one word that describes me well, it is ‘curiosity’. I always want to know how things work, in all details, especially what … Continue reading Touching the Soul
Read more →Conforming my soul to reality
In the last Christian Classics meeting, we discussed the book ‘The Abolition of Man’ by C.S.Lewis. There was one paragraph that struck me especially, he was writing about the dangers of modern genetics, and wrote: There is something which unites magic and applied science while separating both from the wisdom of earlier ages. For the … Continue reading Conforming my soul to reality
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