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The Practice of "Sacrifice" 

3/7/2014

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by Deborah Globus
Sacrifice as a spiritual practice had always been one that confused me.  

I would think of the Temple in Jerusalem and wonder why they were wasting all that perfectly good food; God certainly didn’t need it.

It began to dawn on me that I might be taking the practice too literally.  


Sacrifice is done as a ritual act and as such, is a symbol of something else.  But what?
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Sacrifice is a letting go of something, but who wants to let go of what they love? 


In the new age circles, sacrificing what was no longer useful or what we didn’t want became the go-to thing but that isn’t how the original practice went.

What would it mean to me to give away something of value, something that meant something to me?  

I explored this idea the year I turned 29 and decided it was high time I had a coming of age ceremony.  I had been exploring my teenage years in my journal and had healed many of the hurts, while at the same time recognizing the destructive patterns I was still following that grew out of those hurts.

I had decided it was time to put my angsty teenage years aside and embrace this thing called adulthood.

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Jesus, Bummed.

12/21/2013

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by Deborah Globus
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An Advent Reflection for Begin Again 
and the Cloaked Monk

John 3:31-32
1 The one who comes from above is above all; the one who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks about earthly things. The one who comes from heaven is above all. 32 He testifies to what he has seen and heard, yet no one accepts his testimony.

Sometimes I think about how much of a bummer it must have been to be Jesus. 


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Forging Authentic Traditions (From Very Different Backgrounds)

12/11/2013

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by Deborah Globus
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We’re an inter-faith family.

But that’s not quite true.

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    My name is Deborah Globus and I am La Padre.  With me you'll find the support you need to uncover practical, do-able spiritual practices that work for you.  I offer new perspectives on old practices like journaling and ritual, with a side of compassion and a healthy dose of humor, just to keep it down-to-earth and real!

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