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What We Are All More or Less Lacking
What we are all more or less lacking at this moment is a new definition of holiness.
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
I want to write a new definition of holy. If we see ourselves and others and our earth as holy, would we live differently? I think so. Where to start. A new definition of holy would have to dance between being so common that it feels meaningless, but common enough that we know it in our bones. A new definition of holy would have to be accessible in the way that we all know someone whose presence embodies loving kindness. A new definition of holy would have our stories at its core — stories connect us with one another and connection is holy. A new definition of holy would lift up justice as the only way to peace. Justice is holy. Imagination is holy. Joy is holy. Awe is holy. A new definition of holy would sound like children’s laughter, look like whales breaching or maybe a dog’s smile, smell like my grandmother’s peonies, and feel like sharing secrets with your best friend.
The earth, in this new definition, would be cared for in the way that we are supposed to care for our young and our old. They would all be holy and loved.
It’s time for a new definition of holy. Look around. Pay attention. Listen to our world. Hear with your heart. I believe we find what we seek.
About Katie
Born in Louisville. Live in Atlanta. Curious by nature. Researcher by education. Writer by practice. Grateful heart by desire.
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