Contemplative Worship Team - November 9, 2025
Becoming Whole: Week 1 - Poverty
Poverty is a disposition of the heart that informs our approach to the natural and cultural things in and around us. In poverty of spirit, objects, talents, knowledge and sensitivities are appreciated as gifts from God, as means to discover anew the forming energies of the loving Trinity that traverse the universe. The Holy Spirit inspires the poor in spirit to treat not only their talents and education but also outer things as “traces” or manifestations of the Mystery…. Jesus’ relaxed presence to the gift of the Father was only possible because of his ability to distance himself from the mere material meaning of things and to reveal a higher message…. Jesus never became enslaved to things but strove always to discover and celebrate their hidden potential in accordance with providential life situations and the demands of justice, peace and mercy. Fr. Adrian van Kaam and Susan Muto
Scripture References: Matthew 6:33, Matthew 6:25, Matthew 6:19-21, Matthew 5:3, Psalms 16:1-11
From Series: "Contemplative Worship"
Contemplative Worship with The Center for Christian Spirituality in Houston, Texas. A ministry of Chapelwood United Methodist Church
