Authentic Spirituality

Much is written in Evangelical circles these days about spirituality. For the most part, a lot of it can be distilled down to the idea of emotional authenticity. In other words we are not genuinely spiritual unless we live in the moment with our emotions. It is then that we have courage and are real with all around us. This, we are told, is authentic spirituality.

The problem, of course, with this line of thinking is that it is not really spiritual at all. It is teaching us how to be authentic humans, not how to be spiritually authentic.

Spiritual authenticity comes when we are fully emotionally engaged in life and we are experiencing a relationship with God that transcends our intellect and emotions. It is this communion with God from the core of our being expressed in a real, vulnerable way to others that is true spiritual authenticity.