The Path of Spirituality
"It is your level of connectivity [to divinity] that determines your level of
spirituality and your level of spirituality determines the degree of your sensitivity." David O. Oyedepo.
Spirituality can be defined as having an ongoing,progressive personal relationship with God.
"The goal of spirituality", according to Father Martin Pable, is "growth in our relationship with God.
This assumes that we already have a relationship with God.
The task is to develop and deepen it, much like any other relationship.
To do so requires spiritual discipline, such as Scripture reading, word meditation, giving, fasting and personal prayer".
It is good to note here that spirituality here differs from religiosity.
Religiosity is the general term used to refer to the numerous aspects of religious activity.
Spirituality is not religion.
Religion is man's frantic effort (using
various avenues) to access God, but spirituality borders on personal relationship with God.
It is not all about being morally upright or simply being nice or generous to others.
Father Martin Pable posits that spirituality is not exclusively about the "practices such as praying, attending Mass, going to confession, helping neighbors.
None of this is wrong, of course, but it does not get to the heart of spirituality."
This is factual, after all, it is not impossible to succeed in doing all of the above for the wrong reasons: to avoid going to hell, to feel good about oneself or just to impress one's neighbor.
Spirituality is simply a personal
relationship and a one-on-one communication with God.
Spirituality sets the platform for speaking directly to God and hearing directly from God.
This is the highest point of spirituality.
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