What if you could "cash in" on spiritual stuff. What if "I" declared a discount for coming in and setting up a new path for the spiritual journey. Cast away that "old life" and start with a new beginning. Your "old clunker" way of life that was not "getting good mileage" anyway can actually be an investment in the new journey.
Actually this is not so far fetched. There was once a man who offered an amazing stimulus package that included being able to bring in your old ways and start over with dividends. Trying out the new way might even give one a "born again" kind of feeling. On one of his "sales" pitches he even said boldly, "Behold I make all things new."
Ok I'm stretching all this. But you know the classic spiritual journey begins with an old word called "purgation." It means "stripping away" or "giving up the old." So maybe I'm not too far off. The next step is "illumination." But you do not get the "new insight" of illumination if you do not give up the "old model." Finally one is given "unity" or balance, which means you get something new to travel the road "in" or "with."
So you might not get cash for the old way of life but you do get the opportunity to travel lighter and without the burden of something that was holding you back. O well, maybe I ought to stick with my trusty biblical images and leave the news to the talking heads.
Bless you,
jody jseymour@davidsonumc.org
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