Concreteness of Spirituality
The Concreteness of Spirituality
Individuals in America today carry greater burdens in their
hearts than they do on their backs. Alienation or love,
aloneness or brotherhood, indifference or compassion, emptiness
or purpose, pride or humility, judgment or mercy - these
contradictory qualities depict the unavoidable spiritual
decisions each individual must face in every concrete situation
and in every moment of their lives. Whether rich or poor,
socially placed or displaced, educated or uneducated - whether
Caucasian, Afro-American, Hispanic, Asian or Native America -
each person must struggle along an inescapable yet perplexing
path in order to come to terms with these transcendent and
universal challenges.
Ironically, it is the very universality of this struggle, which
serves to remind us that spiritual qualities constitute the very
substance of every thought we consider, every action we
undertake, and every relationship we establish. Too often we
forget how greatly it matters whether our thoughts, actions, and
relationships are suffused with alienation or love