Why is it important to practice self-reflection?
The inward journey is
a necessary part of healing. This process takes us deep beneath our surface
awareness to places sometimes forgotten; but, nonetheless, places that inform
our daily interactions and decisions. As we fill our lives with things we deem
important, we often are pushed and pulled away from a primary relationship with
God.
Our self-reflection allows us to find our way back to God. This journey
provides us with the opportunity of turning away from external distractions and
turning towards an expectant God.
In Inward Journey, Theologian Howard Thurman says that ".... at such times we
can know the Spirit of the living God, not as an idea or form, but as an
enveloping presence emerging all the parts of our being …. It is ever a grace
and benediction to be able to come to a halt, to stop, to pause, to make rest a
motion." While we always start our inward journey as seekers; we leave the
self-reflection transformed because of our desire to know and be known.
