The Meditation of My Heart
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Inspiration & Meditation, Spirituality
| Author: | Donald J. Richardson | ISBN: | 9781468521450 |
| Publisher: | AuthorHouse | Publication: | July 3, 2008 |
| Imprint: | AuthorHouse | Language: | English |
| Author: | Donald J. Richardson |
| ISBN: | 9781468521450 |
| Publisher: | AuthorHouse |
| Publication: | July 3, 2008 |
| Imprint: | AuthorHouse |
| Language: | English |
The impetus for The Meditation of My Heart came fifty years ago when I was awarded a scholarship to CreightonPreparatory School in Omaha, Nebraska which I attended for just over a week.For it was with some dismay that I discovered the life of the contemplative was not for me.Although Sister Mary Teracita had tried to communicate to me that a call to serve was not to be taken lightly, that it demanded rigor both intellectually and spiritually, I really didnt know what a call meant.However, my time as an altar boy and lay reader has served me over these intervening years so that today, perhaps, I do appreciate more fully the demands of a life of service in the interest of religion.While such a life is extremely personal, the contemplative also lives a life on public display, an apparent contradiction one is forced to accept.I admire anyone who can do this successfully.
The impetus for The Meditation of My Heart came fifty years ago when I was awarded a scholarship to CreightonPreparatory School in Omaha, Nebraska which I attended for just over a week.For it was with some dismay that I discovered the life of the contemplative was not for me.Although Sister Mary Teracita had tried to communicate to me that a call to serve was not to be taken lightly, that it demanded rigor both intellectually and spiritually, I really didnt know what a call meant.However, my time as an altar boy and lay reader has served me over these intervening years so that today, perhaps, I do appreciate more fully the demands of a life of service in the interest of religion.While such a life is extremely personal, the contemplative also lives a life on public display, an apparent contradiction one is forced to accept.I admire anyone who can do this successfully.
