"With so much changing so quickly, I was looking to find space during each day when I could ground myself amidst the uncertainty. The previous five years had opened up a spiritual yearning spurred by a life-shifting moment while surfing when God became profoundly known to me."
"I finally rejected the Church as a young teen for its part in sustaining and promoting human biases I couldn't reconcile with a loving God among them misogyny, homophobia, abuse."
"During lockdown, when I made it a practice to look for God in the newly limited frame of my existence, I would take a walk outside in the early morning, sit on a bench at the shore, and cast a wide gaze."
"There were times when God appeared as if conjured: a pod of dolphins would break the surface of the water; two young whales breached close to shore; an osprey carried a fish back to her nest to feed her fledglings."
A personal practice called 'When I look for God' emerged during the pandemic to find grounding amidst uncertainty. Previous spiritual yearnings were ignited by a life-changing surfing moment. Despite a Catholic upbringing, traditional religious experiences did not foster a connection with God. Rejection of the Church stemmed from its biases. During lockdown, outdoor walks became a meditative practice to seek God's presence, leading to moments of grace through nature, such as sightings of dolphins and whales, which provided profound spiritual encounters.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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