I've been reading a book called Spirit of the Disciplines, which by the way is one of the greatest books ever, and the chapter Spiritual Life: The Body's Fulfillment prompted me to write this little paragraph:

"The totality of human existence is only present when man is connected to God. When God is energizing, directing, and inspiring human actions, only then is a human fully alive. Humans are "dead in trespasses and sins" when their actions and thoughts are all of unaided efforts, or in another word flesh. As animals we eat, sleep, and pro-create, but as humans (free and alive in Christ) we are creative, we love, and we are spiritual. Spiritual in the full meaning of being in an interactive relationship with God and His present kingdom. In this full life, life abundant, we are connected to God (and empowered by) to work in the physical (striving in good works), so that our entire lives (seen and unseen) are interacting with God, as the image and the likeness of our Creator."

May you be covered in the dust of your Rabbi,

terry