Sometimes we think of spirituality as other-worldly. We think the people who are the most spiritual are the ones who walk around with their heads in the clouds, talking about stuff that no normal person can understand, using words that make them sound really transcendent.
Actually, I think the most spiritual people are the ones who are down-to-earth, easy to talk to, and make the world a better place. If we think about Jesus, this makes sense. That was kind of the point of the incarnation - to bring God to man and to show us how we are really supposed to live as human beings in the world. Ray Anderson says that, "the Spirit of God became domesticated and fully compatible with humanity in Jesus. As a result, the Holy Spirit that comes to us comes already clothed in humanity, conformed to the human spirit in such a way that the effect of the Spirit on and through our lives is not merely supernatural but natural."
I like that because that means that we can be normal people - in fact, even better - human beings than we were before - not just aloof, above-it-all weirdos.
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