A dear group of friends in rural Kentucky sent me a letter that included the story of the Spanish patron saint of farmers, Isadore, from the twelfth century. Like all stories of Catholic saints, his included miraculous events. Often when I read about various programs for better energy systems, more fair distribution of resources etc. I feel as though we are asking ourselves how we can simplify our lives without "giving up anything". It's a quick step from there to being overwhelmed with work and care (as Isadore was) and I wonder whatever happened to miracles?
My friends have pondered that and tell me, "the truth which emerges is this: If you have your spiritual self in order, your earthly commitments will fall into order also. “Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness,” said the carpenter from Nazareth, our Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, “and all these things will be given you besides” (Matthew 6:33).
As your fellow Substacker , Paul Kingsnorth, has written at length, the Technosphere is far from being "spiritually neutral". Urgency, complexity, brutal unfairness -- this "sphere" is adequate to entrap many of us, preventing our seeking the things of God, also known as miracles.
A dear group of friends in rural Kentucky sent me a letter that included the story of the Spanish patron saint of farmers, Isadore, from the twelfth century. Like all stories of Catholic saints, his included miraculous events. Often when I read about various programs for better energy systems, more fair distribution of resources etc. I feel as though we are asking ourselves how we can simplify our lives without "giving up anything". It's a quick step from there to being overwhelmed with work and care (as Isadore was) and I wonder whatever happened to miracles?
My friends have pondered that and tell me, "the truth which emerges is this: If you have your spiritual self in order, your earthly commitments will fall into order also. “Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness,” said the carpenter from Nazareth, our Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, “and all these things will be given you besides” (Matthew 6:33).
As your fellow Substacker , Paul Kingsnorth, has written at length, the Technosphere is far from being "spiritually neutral". Urgency, complexity, brutal unfairness -- this "sphere" is adequate to entrap many of us, preventing our seeking the things of God, also known as miracles.