"The Way of the Heart" by Henri J.M. Noewen

Theological education
is meant to form our whole person
toward an increasing conformity with
the mind of Christ
so that our way of praying
and our way of believing
will be one.

But is this what takes place?
Often it seems
that we who study or teach theology find ourselves
entangled in such a complex network
of discussions, debates, and arguments
about God and "God-issues"
that a simple conversation with God
or a simple presence to God
has become practically impossible.
Our heightened verbal ability,
which has enabled us to make many distinctions,
has sometimes become a poor substitute
for a
single-minded
commitment
to the Word who is life.


from
The Way of the Heart - by Henri J.M. Noewen
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