TUESDAY MEDITATION

Becoming Whole in the Process of Being United

#AdventWord: Unity

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Spirit, guide us all in a spirit of unity.

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
— Mahatma Gandhi

That quote has a deep meaning of unity. In other words, the world doesn’t change on its own. It takes a collective effort from everyone. To be an example of change (a change agent, if you will), you must change yourself first so that others will emulate the transformation they see in you.

Let me write that again for the people in the back: you must change first so that others will emulate the transformation they see in you.

And in that, there is unity.

When I think of unity, I think of solidarity. I think of team members who shave their heads to be in solidarity with another teammate undergoing cancer treatment. I think of people who stand with others in solidarity. I think of people who march and protest (peacefully) for unity.

There is a certain spirit to unity.

Are you missing some unity in your life? I wonder if you become whole in the process of being united. I wonder if the journey helps you understand yourself and God more clearly, and vice versa.

We have a saying in Spiritual Direction: When you learn more about yourself, you learn more about God. When you learn more about God, you learn more about yourself.

There is spirit in the unity and there is unity in the spirit.

During this Advent season, Christians tend to have shared hope and anticipation as they spiritually await the birth of Jesus. There is unity in this.

A haibun of unity

Thanks to Tre L. Loadholt for introducing this format to me in her piece entitled “Metamporphosis.”