You are called
Your Life with God: Spiritual Exercises, week 1
This is your sign.
I have a friend who went on a spiritual journey. She tried meditation and yoga, making mandalas and walking labyrinths. She kept a journal and recorded her dreams. She felt a longing inside of her, a thirst for joy and peace. She was determined to nourish her soul.
The one thing she didn’t do was go to church. She was sure that she would not find deep spiritual fulfillment there. Church seemed boring, Christians seemed kind of mean, and she never felt like she belonged.
Then one day, my friend went on a vision quest, led by a shaman. She really wanted to see a vision or hear a voice - she wanted to know how to get where she knew she was called.
She met with the shaman. There was incense, there were bells, there was chanting. She breathed deeply, she felt lifted out of her body. She went into a deep trance, where beautiful images swirled around her.
Then she saw Jesus.
He was beautiful and powerful and kind. He looked at her and said, ‘It’s time for you to stop this. It’s time for you to come home.’
That’s how she ended up at my church, asking to be baptized.