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Finding Happiness Through Spirituality
Human beings desire happiness. We sometimes look for it in the wrong places and end up feeling unhappier than when we began our quest for happiness in the first place. It’s sometimes this unreflective choice that spawns further personal and communal unhappiness. That recreational drug won’t do me any harm. It’s only a bit of fun. I’m okay, I’ll drive. Human experience confirms that we’re happiest when we’re exercising compassion and generosity in the variety of ordinary circumstances of life, through all those ‘little, nameless, unremembered, acts / Of kindness and of love’ (William Wordsworth, ‘Tintern Abbey’) that usually fill most of our day. Attentiveness to others fosters contentment and peace, which in turn strengthens us to welcome joys and bear the burdens of sorrow. Irresponsible stimuli sometimes pass for happiness. However, they are usually superficial and transitory, leaving a hollow afterglow. Happiness is the peace and contentment that helps us to stay the course responsibly. Superficial feelings of elation pass quickly. Developing a healthy spirituality will help us find lasting peace, because the path to peace comes from reflective living and learning from experience what it truly means to be an authentic person. If there is no pattern of at least some minimal reflection, we’re living shallow lives.
Jim Maher SJ, Reimagining Religion: A Jesuit Vision
We remember at this time...
This World Humanitarian Day let us honour and remember all those who give their time, and sometimes their lives, to help the vulnerable in our societies. Let us pray that more hearts may be moved to answer this worthy and life-giving mission. May their service remind us of our shared humanity and our responsibility to one another. Amen!
Sacred Space – Daily Prayer for 25 Years
Sacred Space began in 1999 and has offered new content every day since then. You can learn more about Sacred Space on our About page, or if you are a regular, you can share your Sacred Space Story on our Feedback page. For our 25th anniversary, we are featuring stories from people for whom Sacred Space has played a special part in their lives. Please consider sharing your Sacred Space Story.
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