Wholiness - Part 1. What’s with the “w”?

Reflective Practice.

An invitation to attentive presence:

· you may want to place your feet flat on the floor if you’re able, to sit with your back straight but in a comfortable place, close your eyes, take a few deep breaths and slowly become aware of your breath rising and falling in your chest.

· pay attention to the feeling of your feet on the ground, of the sounds around you, and then return to your breath

In this moment of attentive presence, spend a moment reflecting on these questions:

· Has my spirituality ever been shaped by a fear that I don’t measure up – not good enough either for God, for others, or even for myself?

· What would it feel like to let that fear go? Even if you don’t think its possible to let it go just yet, you can imagine what it might feel like to let it go.

· What could it mean to see inclusion as a defining characteristic of holiness – rather than it being used as a marker for exclusion?