This week’s SPIRIT talks about what influences us, especially how what and who we love influence our decisions. SPIRIT also invites us to look at the consequences of our decisions, whether they be small-scale or large scale, and how we can work to minimize any negative impacts our decisions may have. The song “Magic” extends this theme by pointing out that when we allow ourselves to recognize the beauty of the world around us, then the energy of God’s creation fills us. When we allow that magic to radiate out, we are capable of changing the world for the better.
Key Lines: Like a wildfire deep inside got turned loose / You’re the only one who made me feel that / Now the sun is setting, let it take you baby / Take every drop of you and drink you in / Now I know / You put the magic in my bones
Questions: When have you made a choice without awareness of its ethical and personal implications? How can you make yourself and your community more aware of the consequences of their actions? What global issue interests you enough to learn more about it and become more involved in it? What are ways you can have a voice in our world?