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Summary Of My Hero's Journey By George Anderson

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In these brief three pages, there is a bold calling for spiritual authority, and ways friends of Jesus can authentically experience and acquire that authority. In the beginning, Anderson explained that spiritual authority is manifested from personal experiences and not “secondhand authorities” (pages 50-51). Next, he addressed certain characteristics that “make one fit to be a minister of the gospel” (pg. 51). Finally, he provided a glimpse on what it takes to be an Authentic Child of Light by walking well in the Light. In these three pages, I felt like Margaret Fall in which these words cut to my heart and I wept.
In the beginning, I felt Anderson’s heart when he wrote, “there is no replacement for a deep and abiding experiential relationship with God when it comes to authentic spirituality” (pg. 51). God is always available at the surface level, but it is down deep into the soil of one’s heart where the authentic growth and development will blossom. One must invite and permit God to come in and began that relationship that cultivates authentic encounters that transforms life from dark to light. …show more content…

It reminded me of a sentence I wrote in a previous essay, Passion for Prisoners, in which I stated that, “Our ability to transform the life of a prisoner comes from our heart, and not the head knowledge that was acquired through a degree.” Back when I wrote the paper, I was focused on prisoners behind four walls in an institution, but the Lord showed me that I too was a prisoner in my own bondage. I have journeyed well with the Lord on these bondages, and I am grateful that His eyes saw me as one fit to be a minister of the

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