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Flourishing & Acedia

Feb 9, 2024

Rootedness and flourishing are essential for personal growth, but acedia poses a threat. Acedia is a form of spiritual sluggishness that hinders engagement in the life of God. To combat acedia, we must take small actions and do things we don't feel like doing. Lent serves as a boot camp for goal setting and emphasizes the importance of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Despite adversity, we find hope and perseverance by embracing uncertainty and finding goodness in dark times.

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Quick takeaways

Flourishing requires good roots in good soil, and acedia poses the biggest threat to thriving.

Acedia is a state of spiritual sloth and apathy that hinders growth and prevents individuals from achieving good things.

Deep dives

The Gift of Lent and the Misconceptions Surrounding It

Lent is often seen as a difficult time of fasting and sacrifice, but the speaker shares a different perspective. They view Lent as a gift, just like Advent or Christmas or Easter, and emphasize that it is not a tool for personal accomplishments or goal setting. Lent is a season for personal growth and spiritual development. The speaker encourages listeners to embrace the season by cultivating rootedness and flourishing in their lives.

Introduction

5min

Exploring Acedia: The Noon Day Devil and the Flight from God

2min

Fighting Acedia and Achieving Spiritual Greatness

5min

Lent as a Boot Camp: Fasting, Acedia, and Flourishing

5min

Perseverance and Finding Goodness in Dark Times

2min

We've talked about rootedness; now we're moving up the plant stalk to flourishing: thriving, growing well, and generally being who we're supposed to require good roots in good soil. But what's possibly the biggest threat to said flourishing? The ol' noonday devil acedia. What is it? How does it affect us so much? And how do we fight it so we can get back to flourishing? Let's talk about that.

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