Entering spirituality as a subject on an Internet searcher or browsing in the spirituality section of a bookstore reveals a multitude of views of what spirituality is. Gabriel Fackre, of the Andover Newton Theological School in Massachusetts, has said, "The word spirituality is in such wide use today that it has lost its focus." The Christian Science Monitor, March 31, 1997, p. 4 .
But what is the Christian understanding of spirituality? There may be many answers to this question, but spirituality is certainly evidence of divine Spirit, of God Himself. Christ Jesus said, "God is a Spirit," John 4:24. and he himself gave us the fullest illustration of spirituality. Jesus lifted sin and physical suffering from others. His life illustrated the benevolent, ordering power of Spirit. Though he walked among us, he was unhindered by the limitations inherent in everyday, materialistic thought. How are we to discover the spirituality that Jesus embodied, that expresses divine Spirit?
There were times I couldn't imagine that my real origin was spiritual.
