Thursday, December 5, 2013

My Choice- Katie Randazzo

Contemplative


This summer, I took a test on how I communicate with God the best. I thought for sure I would be scored as an enthusiast, which is someone who experiences God through energetic worship. I thought, because my personality and mannerisms are energetic, that the way I communicate with God would be that way too. However, I scored the lowest on enthusiasm and highest on the contemplative- meaning I communicate with God the most through knowledge and contemplative thought. This was the exact opposite of how I thought I would score on the test, but it makes complete sense. After learning this about myself, I started to look at what I liked to do- I reading theological books and having much time to journal and write about what I am learning.

            I think what is interesting here is knowing that we are all made to communicate with God differently. I think it is interesting that the  can be different than the way we personally interact with others, seeing as though I personally interact in an extremely energetic fashion, but I do not relate to God in that way. Thinking of this in terms of sacred communication, an individual can interact with the same sacred ground, but have completely different sacred experiences. This is because we are each wired to communicate with the divine in different ways.

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