Adventures in Christian Hedonism 1.1
I have been thinking about this past week at the Youth Specialties convention and especially about what Mark Yaconelli said about caring for our souls. I think I am going to start a charter of the Slow Club here. What a great reminder of taking care of our souls! I was reading this morning from Lewis’ and here is where I ended:
“We are half-hearted creatures,” says Lewis in The Weight of Glory, “fooling about with drink and sex and ambition [and religious effort] when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.”
I thinkI have read this several timesand never applied it to my soul. I think we settle for so much less than what God wants for us and especially for our souls. I, at least, am far too easily pleased when it comes to my own soul. I would cherish certain moments and coast until I am dead and dry in my soul and then chase after another. Rather than appreciating one moment and continuing to slow down and listen for the moment that is near, I would lower my expectations and wait. But I wouldn’t wait expectantly, I would just wait and soon be distracted by whatever came along. Well, I’m going to try something new. I’ll post the results.
