Spiritual Development

"Perhaps the best description of the spiritual life is the sum total of responses which one makes to what is perceived as the inner call of God. However, the spiritual life is not locked up inside a person. It is a growing, coherent set of responses integrated into the complex behavior patterns of human life. To think of the spiritual life as something apart from the rest of one's individual life is to flirt with ancient and persistent errors. When the individual has decided to respond to the call of God experienced within, and strives to make this call the center of activity and choice, he or she may be called a truly spiritual person. The call then becomes the integrating factor for the one who has responded; the spiritual life becomes the work of a lifetime. The experience of travelers on this road is best described by St. Bernard in the words: 'How good You are to those who seek!'"
~Benedict Groeschel