Meaning is all around us: living out calling, relationships, learning goals, spirituality, etc. Unfortunately, all of life is not focused on meaningful pursuits.
Life is full of routine. Routine is comforting, but also can become numbing, even to the point of replacing meaning.
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Your letter on meaning intersects with some thoughts I've had recently about using liturgy to teach good theology. I teach and mentor pastors in the compounds[slums is the closest idea] of Lusaka, Zambia. I've chosen to worship in an Anglican church that is a 3 minute walk from my home. A majority of the pastors I work with are pentecostals and baptists. I've been thinking about the paucity of good theology in their churches and how to help them lead their flocks to a deeper experience of God. I've come to enjoy and feed my soul on the "routine" of the liturgy though I don't have a liturgical background. But I also see that others have lost the meaning in what they are doing and saying. For me it is fresh each Sunday but for others I think it is just words on the page. I want to encourage the pastors to adopt more liturgy but I don't want them to lose the meaning. I think you can see how your article has got me thinking. Without some pastoral nurturing[coaching?] people will lose the meaning. But the routine of liturgy can be a great tool for helping them find it. Thanks for giving me the categories of "routine" and "meaning" to express my thoughts.
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