Practicing the Way Spiritual Cartography – Part 01
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Jan 5, 2026 The hosts delve into the importance of mapping one's spiritual journey. John Mark discusses navigating layers of sin, from gross and conscious sins to deeper unconscious attachments. He emphasizes how these layers require surrender, comparing purification to refining metal. Suffering is framed as a necessary crucible for liberation, yielding peace and deeper trust in God. The conversation encourages listeners to embrace their spiritual pilgrimage with patience and abandon to experience profound transformation.
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Sitting Is A Journey
- St. Serapion visited a renowned Roman woman spiritual master who was "not sitting" but "on a journey."
- John Mark Comer uses this story to show spiritual life is an inward pilgrimage, not mere stillness.
Maps Help But Can Mislead
- Maps of the spiritual life help orient apprentices and avoid specific season-based temptations.
- Comer warns maps can foster pride, despair, or control if held rigidly.
Purgation Explains Spiritual Progress
- The spiritual journey is purgation: burning off deeper layers of sin toward union with God.
- Comer frames growth as progressive surrender, not simply behavioral change.
