Day 12
It would be a great freedom to come to understand and really take to heart that nothing really matters but God. That was the experience Thomas Aquinas had. His life's work; all of the studies; all of his writing were nothing in light of the presence of God.
Does that mean we should give up doing anything? I don't think so. But I think it does mean we have to realize that everything pales in comparison to our relationship with God.
I like that Kelly reminds us that it is not all about our head and it is not all about our heart. It is, indeed, that delicate balance between the two. I started seminar at St. Meinrad College in August of 1978. I left seminary (the first time) in January of 1979. I worked for a semester and during that time my heart told me to go back to seminary (you haven't given it a fair chance) but my head told me to finish my undergraduate someplace else. "So" I asked my spiritual director, "Do I follow my head or do I follow my heart." He thought for a moment before he replied, "Intelligently follow your heart." I think he was reminding me to find the balance between the two.
I went back to seminary the next August and stayed for 2 years and then had a six year hiatus until I returned prior to ordination. Both my experience in seminary and out of seminary helped me always strive to "intelligently follow my heart."
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