To be Marked - Isaiah's Second Post

After class today in our discussion group we both discussed how in the last couple weeks because of busy schedules, school creating a lot of that busyness, we have both become exhausted. Myself particularly, although I do get a lot out of my classes, seem to be perpetually both physically and even spiritually exhausted.

That leads me to our conversation in class. We both feel that although silence and solitude are important, our own lives reflect that there needs to be a difference between "silence and solitude" and "rest and relaxation". Again, we know there is a difference but we feel that we need to discipline our discipline, practice making our spiritual practice spiritual.

Finally we asked ourselves: Is spiritual formations worth it? We both said yes, but not simply yes. We feel, ultimately, that though spiritual disciplines are important we both have a strong social consciousness and want to explore more deeply how the disciplines relate to that passion. How, for example, does meditation increase generosity and create Justice? Foster briefly touches on this in his chapter on Meditation, but we both feel that more discussion is needed.

Most likely in future we will discuss this question, and others like it, to grasp a deeper understanding of what it means to be a holistic disciple.