“The soul grows like what it pursues, and is molded and shaped according to what it does.”

- St Basil the Great, On Christian Doctrine and Practice, pg 117.

 

Reflection:

What do we spend most of our time thinking about, or going after?  

Just as ‘you are what you eat’ in regards to physical health, ‘we become what we pursue’ when it comes to our hearts, souls, and who we are.(1)

Jesus Christ is the #1 example of what it means to be fully human.  Let us check in with ourselves and ask - are we pursuing to become more Christ-like as we strive to reach our goals in life?(2)

Resources:

1) Luke 6:19-21 "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."

2) Luke 6:43-45 "For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks." - Whatever we concern ourselves with the most, what our hearts and minds are fixated on, our soul will become like.