Jesus’ agony, his struggle against death, continues until the end of the world, as Blaise Pascal said on the basis of similar considerations (cf. I found the following excepts from his book in a First Things article, dated March 7, 2011: I looked for excerpts online about this, from the Holy Father. You can live a spiritual life and still be grounded in the real world around you without having to buy into a church or religious groups party line.The Bible states repeatedly (including several instances of Jesus’ own words) that Jesus suffered (Mt 16:21 17:12 Mk 8:31 9:12 Lk 9:22 17:25 22:15 24:26, 46 Acts 3:18 17:3 26:23 Rom 8:17 2 Cor 1:5 Phil 3:10 Heb 2:9-10, 18 5:8 9:26 13:12 1 Pet 1:11 2:21, 23 4:1, 13 5:1). The reader is encouraged to use these moments in refining an understanding of who/what God is, who we are to God, and how all this makes sense in our relationships with others. This is essential in living a more effective and rewarding life.What do you want your life to be like? Do you feel spiritually connected every day? Do you feel that your major decisions are an extension of the Universe being lived out through you? Anxious Disciple contains many "journal opportunities" that provide moments of reflection.
Living in the here and now is the key to making all this possible and empowers a disciple to live with less anxiety. Mills begins with grounding the reader in spiritual connection with the divine, then moves to cultivating a deeper awareness of self, and then connects these two aspects of being to having effective relationships. Hearkening back to Be Here Now, Remember, by Ram Dass, Anxious Disciple blends together Eastern philosophy, Christian metaphysics, counseling theories, and common sense to provide a spiritual guide that deals with all these questions.
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