{"id":5768,"date":"2015-09-09T09:57:10","date_gmt":"2015-09-09T13:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.homelessvoice.org\/?p=5768"},"modified":"2015-09-09T09:57:10","modified_gmt":"2015-09-09T13:57:10","slug":"on-spirituality-what-is-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.homelessvoice.org\/?p=5768","title":{"rendered":"On Spirituality\u2026 What is it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spirituality, one definition states spirituality is the idea of connecting with something bigger.<br \/>\nMany regular folks and scholars alike believe that human beings are spiritual as well as physical and emotional.<br \/>\nWe were created by someone or something bigger than ourselves.<br \/>\nOur ability to think, to contemplate mysteries and to love encourages us to consider all sorts of possibilities.<br \/>\nFor people of religion most of those big questions are answered with God. God is a part of human history and the record of that involvement is the Holy Bible.<br \/>\nJesus in the New Testament and God and the prophets in the Old Testament.<br \/>\nFor Christians, we have Jesus as the God man who came to Earth to teach us about God the Father and Holy Spirit.<br \/>\nFortunately we have a guide. Not only a guide but the answers to all of life\u2019s questions, or at least a written account of how to behave in nearly every situation.<br \/>\nLiving this kind of spiritual life is easy for most of us when connected to a church.<br \/>\nBeing connected to something bigger than ourselves. Prayer is the key to that connection, the way we hear Gods will for us is through prayer. Peace is the fruit of prayer. To all peace and good health. Deacon Bob<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spirituality, one definition states spirituality is the idea of connecting with something bigger. 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