Comments on: rhythm of life http://www.swingingfromthevine.com/2008/08/11/rhythm-of-life/ digging deep, stretching up, reaching out Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:27:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Kai http://www.swingingfromthevine.com/2008/08/11/rhythm-of-life/comment-page-1/#comment-2893 Kai Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:54:52 +0000 http://www.swingingfromthevine.com/2008/08/11/rhythm-of-life/#comment-2893 So, all these practices focus on the formation of virtue in the practitioner. It seems to me that the emerging church is slow to recognize that the point of practice is virtue and not discipline per se. We pray because we want to see with compassion to act with compassion. We want to learn to continually act on the wellspring of goodness that continual practice brings to our hearts. I worry that they spiritual practices are being seen as a new 'formula' to follow God. We need to focus on the formation of the virtue and trust that the virtues will guide us through new challenges, not become rigidly fixated on a 'new methodism.' Does this make any sense? So, all these practices focus on the formation of virtue in the practitioner. It seems to me that the emerging church is slow to recognize that the point of practice is virtue and not discipline per se.

We pray because we want to see with compassion to act with compassion. We want to learn to continually act on the wellspring of goodness that continual practice brings to our hearts.

I worry that they spiritual practices are being seen as a new ‘formula’ to follow God. We need to focus on the formation of the virtue and trust that the virtues will guide us through new challenges, not become rigidly fixated on a ‘new methodism.’

Does this make any sense?

]]> By: Random Acts of Linkage #73 : Subversive Influence http://www.swingingfromthevine.com/2008/08/11/rhythm-of-life/comment-page-1/#comment-2854 Random Acts of Linkage #73 : Subversive Influence Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:36:12 +0000 http://www.swingingfromthevine.com/2008/08/11/rhythm-of-life/#comment-2854 [...] Makeesha Fisher reviews the Five Mindfulness Trainings of Buddhism and the Twelve commitments of Christian neo monasticism [...] [...] Makeesha Fisher reviews the Five Mindfulness Trainings of Buddhism and the Twelve commitments of Christian neo monasticism [...]

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