A child draws a boa constrictor that has swallowed an elephant, and the grown-ups see only a hat, they cannot notice what lies beneath the surface. That image from The Little Prince opens the final sermon in a series on spirituality, based on the fifth chapter of Ephesians (Ephesians 5). Paul writes not to clergy but to ordinary people, showing that spiritual life is recognised by wisdom, by what fills us, and by a gratitude able to sing even in hardship. Listen and see what a spiritual person looks like when you look deeper than the hat.
What Makes a Spiritual Person?
What Does Spiritual Mean?
What do we mean when we say that something is “spiritual” or not? In today’s world, this word has taken on a multitude of meanings and associations. Meanwhile, Scripture shows us that everything we do with our lives is spiritual in nature, “whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God” (1 Cor. 10:31) and should reflect His nature. How, then, can what we do reflect the Trinitarian nature of God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit?
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