Inner, Outer, Together

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Today I’m speaking to you from Fryeburg, Maine, where I’ve been blessed to be part of a joyful retreat with our friends from the Convention church. What’s really been stirring in my heart is this: how do we unite our inner and outer selves? The soul and the body, heaven and the world. As Swedenborg writes, “There is an inner and outer person as distinct from each other as heaven and the world,” and for us to become truly human, they must become one (Heaven and Hell §33). That union is the work of God, but we can participate in it through something simple yet profound: thoughtfulness. Thoughtfulness isn’t just kindness. It’s a fullness of thought that allows us to bring discernment into our daily actions. It brings heaven to earth, not with grand gestures, but in quiet choices, small pauses, and intentional love. So I invite you today to take a breath, make space, and ask: where can thoughtfulness appear in my life right now?