When spiritual friends share their stories, the others listen without working. They rest. There’s nothing to fix, nothing to improve. A spiritual community feels undisturbed quiet as they listen, certainly burdened .. . but still resting in the knowledge that the life within, the passion for holiness, is indestructible. It needs only to be nourished and released. Larry Crabb
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In spiritual communities, it is common for spiritual friends to share their spiritual experiences. At the same time, other members of the community listen without working. They rest. In a spiritual community, there is nothing to fix or improve. The life within a spiritual relationship is indestructible and needs only to be nourished and released.

Source: Becoming A True Spiritual Community: A Profound Vision Of What The Church Can Be

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