Spirituality is at the heart of life and covers all aspects of life. I keep saying that and I must believe that or else what sense do I make of my life?
An issue arose in my workplace at Caritas last week. I took initial offence. I then pondered how to approach yet another challenge placed before me, a challenge based on total assumption and misunderstanding on the part of the other now in management.
At the end of that fateful day last week when confronted by secondhand talk about me and how I am perceived to be angry in my role, I took a long walk and went to pray in the church. That was the best way to deal with it. Then 36 hours later, I see the message for me in approaching this challenge. Simply, let go!
My stance is that I seek no control nor power over others nor to uphold my position. I simply am who I am, a good priest and religious. My only wish is to be useful in mission and serve as best I can. Stop! No more! I am a threat to no one. I have no anger. I can be loud and over dramatic. Bottom line is I act out of my sense of responsibility and to uphold my dignity, seeking only respect. That is it! All else is agenda coming from elsewhere.
Whether work, life style, personal behaviour, ministry with people, friendships, social life or whatever else, all is ruled by spirituality.
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