The other day my wife and I were returning from Minni-SNOW-ta and had to go through Chicago. O’Hare is a rather large airport and to move from one concourse to another you’ve got to go below ground level and travel through tunnels. They have these “moving sidewalks” that propel you forward and give you the option to stand and be moved along, or to walk and be accelerated along.
In our spiritual journey there are practices and environments that we can utilize to propel our spiritual journey forward. The great thing about these practices or environments is that once you commit to them, your growth is accelerated without having to expend any more energy or effort! Incorporating a new spiritual habit is an effective means to accelerating your spiritual growth. Attending a class or seminar or retreat can also be effective.
Sometimes we find ourselves incorporating a new practice or environment and feel that initial push forward and we make the mistake of relaxing instead of leaning into the forward progress. We stop walking and mistake our apparent forward motion for progress! That is dangerous… have you ever tried to not walk off the end of those moving sidewalks?
What are some of the things you’ve found effective at propelling you forward in your spiritual growth?
