A pretty accurate description of the "life" I choose to consume myself with on a regular basis.
I don't often practice meditation because I often don't want to hear what God telling me.
"Often meditation will yield insights that are deeply practical, almost mundane." (p. 22)
During my time in meditation this week, I clearly heard God affirming lessons I know He has been teaching me all semester. Normally, I try to drown out these hard-to-swallow lessons through "noise, hurry, and crowds." Meditation, however, forced me out of those vices and into a posture of attentiveness to His voice. Like in Chapter 1, "the path does not produce the change; it only places us where the change can occur." (p. 8) This week's mediation put me where He could change me.
Out of this change, I found the following to be true as well. "Meditation sends us into our ordinary world with greater perspective and balance." (p. 22)
My ever-present Teacher is always teaching me. Stop and Listen. Hear the voice and open the door. Meditate.
-Mike
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