John Mark Comer Teachings Active and Passive Spirituality | Naming Your Stage of Your Apprenticeship E5
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Oct 7, 2022 
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Ancient Categories Reframe Formation
- Active and passive spirituality are ancient categories from writers like St. John of the Cross and Teresa of Ávila.
- Comer notes modern readers may misunderstand 'passive' and stresses the categories' spiritual formation value.
Adopt Active Spiritual Practices
- Do adopt active spiritual practices like scripture, prayer, Sabbath, and community as disciplined habits.
- Treat these practices as responsibilities you must choose to keep for formation to progress.
How Passive Spirituality Feels
- Passive spirituality feels like God initiating change through suffering, limits, and seasons beyond our control.
- Comer emphasizes passive experiences are not goal-based and often don't make sense until later.