This is part 1 of 2 in a two part series on the experience of self-ruin. The second post will come out next week. When I articulate my sense of call into this ministry of spiritual formation, I often describe the preceding call that came right before it…or maybe in conjunction with it. There were two calls that came at more or less the same time. The one was centered around what I was called to do, spiritual direction. The second was more of a call to a way of being. It’s this second call that feels more important to me, but it’s also harder to describe. When I describe it, I often use a phrase that seems to make people a little bit uncomfortable. I sense an awkward silence after I use it, because people don’t know how to respond to me. The call is simply this:
Ruin, Part 1: My Call to Self-Ruin
Ruin, Part 1: My Call to Self-Ruin
Ruin, Part 1: My Call to Self-Ruin
This is part 1 of 2 in a two part series on the experience of self-ruin. The second post will come out next week. When I articulate my sense of call into this ministry of spiritual formation, I often describe the preceding call that came right before it…or maybe in conjunction with it. There were two calls that came at more or less the same time. The one was centered around what I was called to do, spiritual direction. The second was more of a call to a way of being. It’s this second call that feels more important to me, but it’s also harder to describe. When I describe it, I often use a phrase that seems to make people a little bit uncomfortable. I sense an awkward silence after I use it, because people don’t know how to respond to me. The call is simply this: