“When I was very young, perhaps 10 years old, I took some sailing lessons, and once again when I was in my early 30s. Sailing involves a kind of romancing the wind wherein one observes the wind as it is, and then adapts to it, wooing it, learning its moves, its vicissitudes, and its often subtle and changing sign. . . .
“Now sailing is an image of receptivity. One cannot control the wind, but must simply accept it, and take it as it is. Yes, sailing requires a sailor to adjust to what is, to learn acceptance and work with what is given, to live in the world as it is, rather than wish for world as it ought to be.”
In a recent commentary, Monsignor Charles Pope (pastor of Holy Comforter-Saint Cyprian Parish, Washington, DC) reflected on how our spiritual lives may be compared to a sailboat and/or a motorboat – and the difference between the two.
To access Msgr. Pope’s complete post, please visit:
Msgr. Charles Pope: Is your Spiritual Life like a Sailboat or a Motorboat? (4 MAR 13)
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