{"id":19050,"date":"2020-07-09T09:39:56","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T13:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=19050"},"modified":"2020-07-09T09:52:54","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T13:52:54","slug":"wisdom-in-times-of-crisis-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=19050","title":{"rendered":"Wisdom in Times of Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"247\" src=\"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-09-at-9.35.26-AM-500x247.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-09-at-9.35.26-AM-500x247.png 500w, https:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-09-at-9.35.26-AM-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-09-at-9.35.26-AM-768x380.png 768w, https:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-09-at-9.35.26-AM.png 1184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our Spiritual Health<\/strong><br>Thursday, \u202fJuly 9, 2020<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8ezrFxWjyZQ\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Brian McLaren, a member of the CAC Living School faculty, reminds us why it matters that we pay attention to our health, not only physically but spiritually and ethically as well.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In these challenging, difficult times, we are discovering a wisdom that we needed all along, and that wisdom is that we are all connected. We are not separate. We used to think that we caught diseases as individuals: &#8220;I&#8217;m sick; you&#8217;re not.&#8221; But now we realize, no, we catch diseases as individuals who are part of families, and families who are part of cities, and cities that are part of states and nations. We realize now that our whole species can become infected, and that our whole globe can be changed because of our interconnectedness. . .&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe this is also an opportunity for us to become enlightened about some other viruses that have been spreading and causing even greater damage, without being acknowledged: social and spiritual viruses that spread among us from individual to individual, from generation to generation, and are not named. We don\u2019t organize against them, and so they continue to spread and cause all kinds of sickness [and death]. Social and spiritual viruses like racism, white supremacy, human supremacy, Christian supremacy, any kind of hostility that is spread,&nbsp;based on prejudice and fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What would happen if we said, as passionate as we are about being tested for coronavirus, we all wanted to test ourselves for these social and spiritual viruses that could be lurking inside of us? And then, when I come into your presence, I,&nbsp;in some way, inflict this virus on you. I make you suffer. What an awesome opportunity for us to say and begin to pray that we would be healed and cleansed, not just of a physical virus, but of these other invisible viruses that are such a huge and devastating part of human history. . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this pandemic, many of us are nostalgic for the old normal. We want to get back to our favorite coffee shop, our favorite restaurant, our church service.&nbsp;And of course, there\u2019s nothing wrong with so many of those desires for the old normal. But I\u2019d like to make a proposal. If we are wise in this time, we will not go back unthinkingly to the old normal. There were problems with that old normal many of us weren\u2019t aware of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The old normal, when you look at it from today\u2019s perspective, was not so great, not something to be nostalgic about, without also being deeply critical of it. As we experience discomfort in this time, let\u2019s begin to dream of a new normal, a new normal that addresses the weaknesses and problems that were going unaddressed in the old normal. If we\u2019re wise, we won\u2019t go back; we\u2019ll go forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Story from Our Community:<\/strong><br><em>I hear sirens constantly [where I live], ambulances transporting more and more people suffering from COVID-19. Inspired by a recent podcast episode of Another Name for Every Thing, I started to pray, \u201cLord, have mercy\u201d every time I heard [an ambulance]. Over the weeks, I\u2019ve added onto it: \u201cLord, have mercy. Give them the breath they need, both oxygen and the life-sustaining breath of the Holy Spirit. Grant them comfort and peace.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;\u2014Elizabeth G.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"342\" src=\"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-09-at-9.52.06-AM-500x342.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-09-at-9.52.06-AM-500x342.png 500w, https:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-09-at-9.52.06-AM-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-09-at-9.52.06-AM-768x525.png 768w, https:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-09-at-9.52.06-AM.png 1850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Spiritual HealthThursday, \u202fJuly 9, 2020 Brian McLaren, a member of the CAC Living School faculty, reminds us why it matters that we pay attention to our health, not only physically but spiritually and ethically as well. 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