15 years ago or so, my husband’s mom and stepdad spent a year and a half in central Mexico, in a beautiful resort town on a lake in the mountains. We spent a week with them there, hearing about their work with the missionaries and churches in the area.
If I remember right, they talked about how Christianity spread quickly, not because people left their old beliefs, but because they integrated the new ideas into their old ones. They held conflicting beliefs without much trouble. Interesting!
Mixed with belief in the Bible were what we would call superstitions, but were actually practices honoring pagan gods. So much for a successful meeting of mindsets!
As a Westerner (I feel like I should have boots and a hat on or something), I recognize that reason and science pretty much trump emotion and experience. We can surely be more open to the idea of the spiritual realm and its impact on our lives every day.
What is God saying to me in all of this? Are there things I’m missing because I see the natural world as a process of cause and effect, and miss the spiritual dynamic at play? These are the questions I’ll be asking today.
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