Finding inner peace and security
Part 2: All alternatives to God crumble into dust when pressed too hard
Current society suggests: not a lot. We see an intense focus on identity, as though you can glean the purpose for your life from certain categories of person that you belong to. But this side-steps the crucial question: “Who are you as a person?”. As a unique individual, with your personality, circumstances, skills, gifts, goals and weaknesses, what are you going to do with your life to achieve fulfilment, and feel that you have lived life well – before you leave it? For many people, this question is just too frightening to face up to. They are aware of an inner emptiness, but to look into this pit without hope of an answer is a recipe for despair, and so endless distractions are required, or bright, shiny alternatives are sought out whose superficial dazzle blinds us to the dark interior of an empty heart. This void is such a yawning chasm for many people that they see no hope of crossing from potential and possibilities – which often feels like fears and doubts and emptiness – to peace and joy. Perhaps that is why the spirit of our age is instant outrage. People are so aware of the wonderful potential of life, and aware of how far short they are falling from it, that anger swills around inside, causing them to lash out at anyone who challenges their way of thinking, causing them to confront the hollowness behind the façade they are constructing.
Spiritual Devotion 