Iona Recently a friend told me that her middle aged daughter is suffering from some serious reoccurring medical problems. We talked, I commiserated, but toward the end of our conversation, she said something to the effect that she is in a place of peace regardless of how the situation continues. What a place to be! Peace regardless: peace in the midst of concern as well as joy.
This friend has chosen a spiritual lens through which to lead her life. I say chosen, because it is her choice, her choice to be hopeful, intentional, and realistic. She takes care of her physical needs, knowing that what she has and does now is temporary. She lives her emotional and spiritual life in that liminal space between heaven (the unknown) and earth (the known), which is where, she is demonstrating, inner peace resides.
This friend has chosen a spiritual lens through which to lead her life. I say chosen, because it is her choice, her choice to be hopeful, intentional, and realistic. She takes care of her physical needs, knowing that what she has and does now is temporary. She lives her emotional and spiritual life in that liminal space between heaven (the unknown) and earth (the known), which is where, she is demonstrating, inner peace resides.