“The spiritual journey is a constant interplay between moments of awe, followed by a general process of surrender to that moment. We must first allow ourselves to be captured by the goodness, the truth, or beauty of something beyond and outside ourselves. Then we universalize from that moment to the goodness, truth, and beauty of the rest of reality, until our realization eventually ricochets back to include ourselves. This is the great inner dialogue we call prayer.” PrayerWonderMysteryAweContemplative PrayerPure PrayerSacramental Worldview Book:Just This Source: Just This
“A sacramental understanding of the world is simply a shorthand way of describing the psalmist’s claim that "The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it" (Ps. 24:1), echoed in Paul’s claim that in the Creator God "we live and move and have our being" (Acts 17:28).” Sacramental Worldview Book:Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation Source: Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation