in the midst of chaos: growth
Monday, December 6th, 2010as i have written in a previous post, i am determined to notice the deeply spiritual nature of the holidays, even in the midst of the chaos of family life with young children. as my old vanderbilt divinity school professor, bonnie j. miller-mclemore, writes:
“limiting spirituality to the ‘inner’ life and restricting theology to the life of the mind ends up excluding a huge portion of life from both faith and theology” (in the midst of chaos, 7).
is there anything in this world that trumps parenthood in its simultaneous associations with the supremely holy and the utterly mundane?
speaking of holy (or shall i say holey?), in the midst of chaos, there is growth.
what sorts of insights are emerging from your own versions of chaos? play along if you’d like. in the midst of erica‘s chaos, there is awe, and in the midst of maryann‘s chaos, there is wonder.
