When I googled "sacred" to find an image for this post, this stained glass window came up among other pictures of cartoon characters with swords, that seem to be part of the gaming world. It was in the 13th line of images, which may be important on this Friday the 13th. (Or maybe not.) You can see it more clearly if you click on the image to enlarge it. Anyway, in
Turning to One Another, Meg Wheatley says:
"Sacred is not a special place, or a ritual, or a particular group of people. It's more normal than that. ... the ritual isn't sacred, it just opens the door to the experience. ... sacred is available in our day-to-day lives" (p. 136).
It's all about being connected. She asks the question at least three different ways. How would you answer?
How would you describe sacred?
How would you describe the feeling of sacred?
When do I (you) experience sacred?
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Meg Wheatley asks this week's conversation question at least three different ways. What would you tell her?
1. How would you describe sacred?
2. How would you describe the feeling of sacred?
3. When do you experience sacred?
Before reading this section of Wheatley's questions, I had thought of sacred as being something extraordinary with a closeness to God. However, the reading gives a different perspective that "Sacred is nothing special. It's just life, revealing its true nature. Life's true nature is wholeness." Knowing that one can feel sacred as part of ordinary life with peace being available regardless of the circumstance is comforting. When I feel the connectedness of my life with that of my grandson, these times seem sacred.
1. How would you describe sacred?
2. How would you describe the feeling of sacred?
3. When do you experience sacred?
When I was teaching at TMI The Episcopal School of Texas, our headmaster's message was "This place is sacred because it is set aside and consecrated for a special purpose - education of servant leaders." I liked to think of our school that way.
We had a special purpose and mission and we all worked together the achieve that mission. The feelings that we shared for each other and for our purpose lifted us above the 'world' around us and helped us focus on important pathways toward our goals. This was the experience of sacred; we had a higher calling to work together to help young people in their journey in life.
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