3 Texts

the more i think about all of life, the more i see my life through three texts: the text of life itself, primarily my own experience along with the experience of those closest to me; the text of scripture, the sacred text which has passed through the community of faith over the centuries of time; and the text of culture, the ways God reveals himself throughout time and space. the question more and more is how do these three texts interact throughout my journey?

i listen now to Annie Lennox sing the theme from the LOTR3, recalling the scene where the grey ships came to pick up Gandalf, Froto, and Bilbo. what is it that every story has an ending? why is there always an ending to something and a beginning? does this not say something about the nature of life? threshholds and transitions, they seem to dot the landscape of each life.

so, i ask as i embark on a journey with a class regarding spiritual formation (the rough outlines of graceformation), what does each text say about life, about all that is, about the nature of all that is? am i open to the interaction of these three so that life may be richer (not in a mere economic sense), fuller, more meaningful, more fruitful? how can i learn to better live as a result of engaging these three texts?

Bon voyage!