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  What if the mysteries we often shy away from—divine intelligence, free will, the nature of ultimate endings—were less intimidating when approached with humility rather than certainty? Theology can feel like a language etched in stars: beautiful, vast, and difficult to grasp. Yet our yearning to understand isn't arrogance—it’s a quiet act of courage. A way of saying, “I’m listening.” To reflect on divine intelligence is not necessarily to seek a blueprint of how the world works, but to wonder:  Is there meaning in how I’m seen? To wrestle with free will is to inhabit the tension of both agency and surrender, choice and mystery. And to contemplate endings—what many traditions call eschatology—is to gaze toward what might come after with something more sacred than fear: hope. These are not questions meant only for scholars or sages. They belong to anyone who has held grief, wondered about purpose, or felt the ache of the infinite brushing against an ordinary moment. You don’t h...

  What if the mysteries we often shy away from—divine intelligence, free will, the nature of ultimate endings—were less intimidating when approached with humility rather than certainty? Theology can feel like a language etched in stars: beautiful, vast, and difficult to grasp. Yet our yearning to understand isn't arrogance—it’s a quiet act of courage. A way of saying, “I’m listening.” To reflect on divine intelligence is not necessarily to seek a blueprint of how the world works, but to wonder:  Is there meaning in how I’m seen? To wrestle with free will is to inhabit the tension of both agency and surrender, choice and mystery. And to contemplate endings—what many traditions call eschatology—is to gaze toward what might come after with something more sacred than fear: hope. These are not questions meant only for scholars or sages. They belong to anyone who has held grief, wondered about purpose, or felt the ache of the infinite brushing against an ordinary moment. You don’t h...

  Today's meditation from  Weekly Soul: Fifty-two Meditations on Meaningful, Joyful, and Peaceful Living   by Dr. Frederic Craigie. -24-   I want to pay tribute to people who have hope, who have always been kind of a minority, who are called “activists.” “Activist” means what? Someone who does an act. In a democratic society, you’re supposed to be an activist… you participate. It could be a letter written to an editor. It could be fighting for stoplights on a certain corner where kids cross. And it could be something for peace, or for civil rights, or for human rights. But once you become active in something, something happens to you. You get excited and suddenly you realize that you count.   Studs Terkel   In my counseling/consultation work, I often invite people to talk about what really matters to them. Consistently, I hear three responses. People often describe spiritual and religious relationships (“God;” “my faith;” “I’m not religious, but my spiritua...