Letting Go

By Linda Nuss - Source: domain-b

Letting Go

By Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 

The early Christian Desert Fathers and Mothers taught that the Way of Jesus is a path of subtraction more than addition. They strove mightily to become loving, forgiving, kind, and compassionate, but they also dropped those things that brought them down or served as a distraction from their surrender to God. They knew how to let go.

Thomas a Kempis, in the spiritual classic The Imitation of Christ, also advocated making a regular practice of letting go: "To sum up, dear friend of Mine, unclench your fists, and let everything fly out of your hands. Clean yourself up nicely and stay faithful to your Creator."

But how does this work out practically? Usually not without a great deal of intention, effort, and patience with yourself....READ MORE 

 

Namaste!

Linda Nuss

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