Soulargy

CS Lewis wrote "we do not have a soul. we are a soul. we have a body." today, i'm reflecting on the idea that my soul is who i am. as i watched this video, tears filled my eyes and my soul felt heard. life is so full of unfairness and beauty, both standing in opposition and immersion with one another. our stories are so similar, we have so much love in our lives and yet somewhere along the way all of us lose love and eventually our lives. our existence is bittersweet because it is filled with seeming contradiction and yet, would we ever trade the joy of having loved?

i feed my body everyday, lots of stuff--some good some bad. all of what i feed my body is energy that allows my body to move forward, grow and live. my body also needs other things like light, water, and rest to function well. those are the facts i know. but, Jesus says i'm not looking deeply enough into the facts--"man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God." Christ teaches me that my body is a metaphor for a much deeper reality: i need to nourish my soul as the foundation of my life. the feeding of my body points me to my soul's need for food, light, water, rest--and many other things i'm sure.

Body Needs Soul Needs

food hearing God's voice today

light going where God directs moment by moment

water encountering Jesus's Spirit throughout the day

rest slowing down and remembering God's love for us, for me

Jesus says my primary need is to feed my soul. i can live without food for weeks, light for months, water for days, and rest for many consecutive hours. but, i cannot live without love. how do you measure love? can you see it, touch it, taste it? and yet, it's real...it's my soul's primary need.

today, as i watched this video my soul began to eat the story of love. it is not a story without sadness. it is not a story without pain, loss, and death. the story of love is food for my soul precisely because it reveals the truth: in this life if we want to enjoy love, we must also suffer it's loss. so, when we see, hear, and experience a love story we are looking at a reflection of our own story and our souls are nourished to move forward, to grow again in spite of the pain, and to love those we've been given boldly. this is the energy we all need everyday for our soul.

thank you amy grant for telling us about a new kind of thanksgiving to God. thanks that is filled with the contrariety's of life and the recognition that God is glorified as much through our pain as through our pleasure. our tears speak of broken hearts that have loved, and long to love again because life on earth is worth it.

i'm wondering what fills your soul? what brings your soul-energy (soulargy)?