Why Keeping A Journal Matters
Beautiful piece from Curator Magazine today called On Keeping a Spiritual Travelogue. The author talks about reading her grandfather’s journal after his death (at his request), and the meaning and inspiration his faith brought her - a faith he spoke very little of while he was alive.
Two of my favorite quotes:
[During a stay at L'Abri in Southborough] it dawned on me what sort of a Christian my grandfather had been. I had conversations at L’Abri about the value of a small but effective Christian life – one that lived out the command to “do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with thy God.”… My last day there, the liturgy had us pray “that we may have grace to glorify Christ in our own day.”
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His journal is influential as a means of understanding him, but it’s also a way for one generation to understand the spiritual concerns of another. There is much to learn from another generation, even if that lesson is just to listen more closely.
The whole piece is a great read, and has me thinking: Am I leaving a record behind of my spiritual journey? The more I think on it, the more I realize that I need to journal - not just for me, but for my kids and grandkids as well.
What about you - do you keep a spiritual journal? What’s helped you keep at it?
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I do keep a journal. I haven’t written in it in awhile though. I have kept one off and on. It has always helped me to keep track of the amazing things that God is doing in my life.
By Melissa Gastineau on 12.18.09 11:10 am
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