What Only God Can Do and My Part Too

Sacred Rhythms


Spiritual transformation is full of mystery. We can be open to it but we can not accomplish it for ourselves. It can be grasped only through divine revelation and brought about by divine activity. This kind of change is something only God can do. I can not transform myself.

What I can do is create the conditions in which spiritual transformation can take place, by developing and maintaining a rhythm of spiritual practices that keep me open and available to God. We can create space in our lives for God to move. We can choose a way of life that opens us up to the presence of God.




Write out your plan.


Be sure to take into account the limits and opportunities of you life stage, your personality, your circumstances.

1. What practices will I seek to engage in on a daily basis? Weekly? Monthly? Yearly? Where will I engage in these disciplines? What time of the day/ week/ year?



2. What do I know about the importance of community?



What spiritual disciplines will I share with a spiritual friend, or a group of friends, so as to grow together?



3. What additional activities or practices are particularly important given my personality type or spiritual type?



How will I incorporate these into the rhythm of my spiritual practices?



Are there practices that are particularly needed because of my sins and negative patterns?



4. How will I need to adjust my schedule in order to consistently choose this way of life?



What arrangements do I need to make with those I live with?



Do I need to have any discussions with those I work with or go to school with in order to make this possible?



5. How does this plan look and feel? Is it personal enough? Balanced? Realistic?