Are you familiar with the idea of being ‘in your head’? Deep thinkers are prone to this and it doesn’t always work in their favor. This approach to life can leave you disconnected from and unaware of your surroundings. It is possible to be absent in body or mind or spirit but this results in diminished presence and experience of life. Movement requires balance and it can help you lead a balanced life by integrating your body, mind, and spirit. Have you ever taken a walk to clear your mind, and found this to be helpful? This can enable you to practice the sacrament of the present moment.

Are you familiar with the Biblical advice not to cast your pearls before swine? Do you find this disturbing? What does it mean? As much as this is obvious in the most literal reading, is it clear to you that the swine refers to people? There are some things in your life that are not for general publication. It is wise to be selective with whom you share certain things for there are those who can and will use them against you as much as they can. Do you see your shortcomings and failures as pearls? In the right hands they can be agents for healing.

Have you heard people raise objections to ‘organized religion’? Presumably they are referring to churches and structure and programs, although some churches are more organized than others. In order to be a valid distinction the term organized religion implies that there must be such a thing as disorganized religion. What would this consist of? Perhaps it would consist of everything in your life that occurs outside of church – an everyday life of integrity and character, generosity and kindness. Can you rate one of these things as being more important than the other? Both are important.

Have you ever heard in regard to a story or proposition that someone ‘bought it’ or ‘didn’t buy it’? You know what was meant by this, and you also know that no money changed hands. Yet this monetary metaphor is widely used to describe the acceptance or rejection of an idea. This is consistent with the concept of being invested in an idea. In a parallel to monetary investments, the ideas you are invested in are a form of wealth. You are careful in how you spend your money, and look for value. You should do the same thing with the ideas you accept. Lay up your treasure in heaven.