Sacred Kinship Part 3
February 27, 2025
Sacred Kinship Part 3
Sacred Kinship is essential because it supports our true nature. Those with whom we share Sacred Kinship experience our soul, its spiritual nature, and the spiritual intentions of our being. And we experience theirs. However, people who know us superficially are not in the circle of sacred Kinship and, therefore, know mostly our outer selves. Because we are not consciously in Sacred Kinship with these dear souls, it is less likely that the more intimate aspects of our spiritual lives will be shared.
Everyone can see our soul and express theirs to some degree—such as the shopkeeper, clerk, client, neighbor, family, instructor, student, etc. But Sacred Kinship includes conversations and experiences that naturally include our spiritual life, strivings, our families, our connections to others, our faith journey, our struggles, and much more. In Scared Kinship, we are more intimately connected than in casual or business relationships. Such conversations and other shared spiritual experiences are far more profound than our outer relationships because with these special relationships there is an understood alliance, mutually shared ideas, spiritual companionship, reverence, and familiarity.
How do you know when you are in Sacred Kinship with others? First of all, there is a sense of safety where speaking from your heart is accepted and desired by the other person or persons. We also accept the other person's willingness to hear about their lives. Their lives matter to us; we carry them in our hearts. We share spiritual perspectives, challenges, growing edges, insights, wounds, integration, disintegration, and ideas. We share life experiences and interpret them in light of the spirit. Conversations do not always have to be deep; all of them carry an understanding of our spiritual purpose and intentions. And with our sacred Kin, we feel a bond in all experiences, not just in conversation.
We do not know where the expression "It takes a village" comes from. In 2016, National Public Radio researched the origin of the proverb, but there is no documentation of its origin. Some authorities reported that the proverb embodies the spirit of African and Native American cultures, which greatly emphasize the communal aspects of living. The term “It takes a village” connotes the idea that community is essential to make the world go around. The Divine, whoever we conceive it to be, works through people, events, and conditions to accomplish its order. And people who are in tune or trying to be in tune with the Divine are in a unique position to give and receive the sacred Kinship our hearts desire.
Spiritual practice: How many people understand and support your spiritual purpose, spiritual nature, spiritual identity, and spiritual growth? Are they in a local community or are they spread out geographically? Do they meet online or in person? Without these dear souls, who would you give and receive understanding and support on the spiritual level? Write a description of your community of Sacred Kinship. Are you pleased with this community, or do you wish to deepen your involvement or transform it in other ways?
Self-inquiry: If you drop into your heart, would it say you do receive the spiritual support you need from your sacred Kin? If so, how? If not, why?
Dear God,
Reflecting on my sacred kinships and village, I am so grateful. Truly, their compassion and genuine caring minister to me each day. Thank you that they are conduits of the power of your love. In Your name, Amen
