H,
We are not called to the
inner part of things so we can ignore or run away from the outer part of
things. The one flows into the other. There is no escaping into God and higher “purpose”
to the detriment of kindness, patience, humility and the other fruits of a life
lived in God. The gifts of God are always inferior to the fruits of a life in
God. The former will not get you into the Kingdom but the latter is what the
Kingdom is all about.
We must go in for sure but
we must not get insular. The world is where the light is to be shown. We dwell
in the light so we can shine in the dark. The arms of God are not for constant
consolation but rigorous discipleship. There is nothing weak about love, about honesty,
about giving a damn or about change. There are no higher callings on the human
spirit and in trying to navigate the world without this inner compass we find
that it is much easier to hate or judge or dislike, to lie, to become
indifferent and to stay exactly as we are.

The great call is to find
our peace, our dwelling, our very home in the heart of the Creator. The great
calling is to make that the way we see everything else. And everyone else.