Nurturing the Spirit

[caressa]

You are reading from the book Each Day a New Beginning

To keep a lamp burning we have to keep putting oil in it.
—Mother Teresa

Our spiritual nature must be nurtured. Prayer and meditation lovingly kindle the flame that guides us from within. Because we're human, we often let the flame flicker and perhaps go out. And then we sense the dreaded aloneness. Fortunately, some time away, perhaps even a few moments in quiet communion with God, rekindles the flame.

For most of us, the flame burned low, or not at all, for many years. The flickering we may feel today, or tomorrow, or felt yesterday, will not last, so we may put away our fears. We can listen to the voice of our higher power in others. We can listen, too, as we carry the message. Prayer surrounds us every moment. We can fuel our inner flame with the messages received from others. We can let our spirit spring forth; let it warm our hearts and the hearts of others.

We each have a friend whose flame may be flickering today. I will help her and thus myself. A steady flame can rekindle one that's flickering.

[caressa]

This is why I read my meditations each day, this is why I go to the recovery sites that I do, this is why I spend time with my God each day. I am not always able to get out and about and yet I can pick up the phone or my mouse!

[majestyjo]

This is why they tell us to get phone numbers, especially when you are new. When you call you help others as well as yourself.