Article October 11, 1982 ISSUE

Honoring spiritual awakenings

MARGUERITE E. BUTTNER

Instead of birthdays, which celebrate the number of years since a mortal beginning, should we not honor our spiritual awakenings? These awakenings are new beginnings that give us a fresh insight into our real being as children of God. They are our second births, our spiritual rebirths.

Opportunities to begin anew occur continually. A chapter of life ends, or a job is finished, and everyone is saying, "Congratulations!" But where do we go from there? Or we fail to reach a goal, and people say, "I told you so!" Is it really an end? The truth is, we always have another opportunity to try again from a higher, more spiritual standpoint.

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