Minute Meditations
Jesus Can Teach Us about Grief
The last time Jesus goes up to Jerusalem, very shortly before being arrested and crucified, he bursts into tears when looking over the city of Jerusalem. Let us ask Jesus in this place to teach us about grief. How many times do we groan and cry, even if the tears are not real, for things that are not very significant in life! It seems that when some good things are taken away from us, or we fail to reach the goals we had set, it is the end of the world for us. It seems we are missing out on life, but often it does not involve anything essential.
Finding Strength in Acceptance
Those who care for the dying say that the most important ingredient in a good death is meaning.
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Solitude and Communion
At critical moments in his life, Jesus was in solitude, but was solitary with his close disciples.
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The Spiritual Path Is a Work of Love
Raising a family may be exhausting and seem to leave little time for specific “spiritual practice,” but it is all about other-centeredness.
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In, But Not of, the World
Perhaps we never truly feel we belong to this world, even if we cling to it, make it serve us, and try to get it to accept us.
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Strive for Clarity and Compassion
Clarity grows with the spirit of acceptance and the purifying of the mind.
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Choose How to Respond
The human mind can be very reactive. We don’t get what we want and we rage, complain, or attack whatever we can blame for the disappointment.
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