Chapter 10 Of Soul Feast

Silence is an important factor in life and can be encountered in different ways, silence can be seen as peace, harmony and can also be viewed as a negative effect such as depression, sadness or even as evil. Silence also gives time to reflect on life and society and when silence there is time to reflect on faith and religion, this would allow to decide on or question religion. When silence is demonstrated it implicates the importance of peace and the chance for revival.

The Servant by James C. Hunter lays a foundation of required strategies that are commonly learned throughout life. The concepts that are laid out in this book are quite interesting and similar to the laws of love. There is an unfortunate amount of successful and unsuccessful people who acquire the “I know best” leadership style that John portrays. Having the “I know it all” mentality can be a person’s biggest downfall. Within this story, you can see the consequences of that mentality as John is losing his grounds in all leadership roles within his life. These strategies are not difficult or new but understanding the foundation of these strategies may be quite challenging for some. When reading this book I recognized to become an efficient leader

Silence is more important today than it has ever been due to the growing issue our society faces known as “the tyranny of noise”, a phrase coined by Benedictine

The grand old city of Boston has always been a city of immense significance. Since its beginning, Boston was instrumental in bringing about the American Revolution. Even now Boston is leading the world in science and technology; however, not everyone that lives in Boston is being positively affected. In the book “All souls” Michael Macdonald is able to present his story prove that it’s possible to overcome systematic injustices through his responses when he was affected by violence and poverty, death, and resilience.

Silence, Identity, and Naming! Some may feel that when someone says silence they’re automatically only referring to someone not speaking. But, that isn’t the case. Silence has so many different meanings. Silence can be within community, within religion and even within the relationship of a loved one.

Making an effort for private time with Jesus, meaning allowing my mind an opportunity for flowing freely. Listening prayer, as McNeal, (2011) wrote about in "A Work of Heart" is allowing our subconscious the right of passage to our conscious while simultaneously incorporating theology.

We have to keep growing closer to God so we have more spiritual substance. The closer we get to God, the easier it to keep getting closer to

Spiritual disciplines will prepare us for our journey in Christ. I feel if understanding correctly, the classical Christian Pilgrimage remind us that we all have issues requiring regular examination. In chapter eight, the classical Christian Pilgrimage tells us we are at different stages on the path of wholeness in Christ. However, in my thoughts some areas of our Christian journey we may be doing well, but in other areas we have not touched at all. Not to mention, these are the place we are not ready or capable of handling yet, however, as we mature in God and He knows what we can handle, then we are awakened. God awakens us to our true selves which have not been completely revealed. In reality, once we reach maturity to God, he reveals all that is hidden deep inside of us (the real us/you). By the same token, he let us see the inner behaviors, attitudes, desires, in fact how we measure up in them being Christ-like. I feel the awakening stage deals with the comfort of being set free of these issues that are holding us back also causing detours on our path to wholeness in Christ. Equally, the threat is being afraid to see who we really are; also how far from Christ-like we really are. We must first be awakened from our separation also alienation from God (Mulholland 79-82).

My model for spiritual formation in the local church would include spiritual, relational, and missional aspects such as personal devotions, spiritual friendships, participating in corporate worship, and serving God’s Kingdom.

Spending spiritual time in silence can be difficult for many individuals because it gives them time to think and be present in the moment. Being silent also requires solitude

Using the skill of silence became easier over time but was not as effective with my

I’d like to state the most obvious observation that I’ve made about spiritual formation; that is that I will always need to be seeking for ways to nurture my personal spirituality throughout my life. I know that to most people this may sound like a “duh” statement, but for me it has truly become a reality and one that I must admit I have been struggling to embrace. I was brought up in a church that, like most traditional churches, stayed happy living in the “comfort zone” of their Christianity. They took everything that the Bible said at face value without digging in to find out why they believed what they believed. I had never been challenged to look deeper into the text. In the past few years I have felt the need to tunnel out of this

Yahweh told him to mediate on His word without fail and he would find specific answers “according to all that is written.” If you do this, you shall prosper and have unmeasurable success (Joshua 1:8). Meditating helps us to know the difference between right and wrong according to the teachings of Yahweh. However, there is one stipulation. Once you know better, you must do better. With knowing, comes the responsibility of acting or behaving in a manner that pleases Yahweh.

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The last step of the spiritual growth is the spirituality itself, how we love God. From the Bible, we can see Matthew 22:37 that we must love the God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with your entire mind and we can see John 14:15 that if we love God, we will obey God’s commandments. Loving God means that we love God as the first priority and obey His commandments. It is also said in the bible John 4:21, whoever loves God, must love his brother also. God is