Life in the Spirit Today

Authors

Ewald Bash, American Lutheran Church, Minneapolis

Publication Date

12-1-1970

Document Type

Article

Keywords

community, church, worship, relationship, spirituality, humanist, prayer

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

In many ways nothing seems stranger than this moment to me-to be found in these circumstances talking about spirituality. In the years since the writing of Seven Days I have become engaged in almost constant activity. Those who live with me in the building at headquarters of The American Lutheran Church, I rather imagine, would be somewhat shocked to see me standing here; they don't regard me as a contemplative man, and I would be a phony if I came to you and pretended I was some sort of spiritual giant. Many times I have been lost, foundering at the edge of cynicism. In the atmosphere of this time I could honestly say that another-such moment might be only a day or two away. My prayers and worship are torn from me grudgingly and with much protest. I quarrel with God, despair. I am anything but regular in my formal prayer life.

Disciplines

Practical Theology

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Bash, Ewald (1970) "Life in the Spirit Today," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 41, Article 69.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol41/iss1/69