Life in the Spirit (2)

Here is an overview of what I hope to cover in this series on Life in the Spirit- though not necessarily in this order.

      I.        There are three key Activitiesfor living life in the Spirit: 

Pray, Listen, Discern

    II.        There are three specific Qualitiesin God that relate to all three activities:

·      God relates to us as Community and as individuals.

·      God is a gradualist.

·      God is an Uber-Teacher, 

  III.        Lastly there are three Guiding Principlesthat are relevant:

·      Crack open the door and God will do the rest.

·      Learn by doing.

·     Inspiration never contradicts truth.

Recall St. Faustina writing that “one thing alone is necessary… set ajar the door of [your] heart, and God will do the rest.”(Diary, 1507). Here is the first of three Guiding Principles. We only need to crack open the door and “then God will do the rest.”  This Guiding Principle, I suggest, refers to the primary Activity of Life in the Spirit: Prayer.

In Christ, Ken.