Study Practice
Study practice feels like a practice in stability. It helps us plant ourselves firmly even when life seems chaotic. Study asks us to claim our curiosity and go in search of what will nourish it. Study practice is a way to respond to the movement of God’s Spirit in us. That movement is an invitation to become more fully human, and to develop more wonder at the vast possibilities that all of life offers. What makes study practice a spiritual practice, and not merely an activity of personal development, is that it inspires our awe at the same time that it deepens our understanding. We do not study only for the sake of gaining knowledge. We filter the learning through the action of God behind the learning.
—From Strength for the Journey: A Guide to Spiritual Practice
Written and read by Renée Miller
Photography by Diane Walker
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