"Spirituality is the truth you discover, whereas religion is the truth that is handed to you by tradition" said a student of a religion class. Spirituality and religion are by no means opposed or antagonistic. Spirituality seeks immediate, intuitive access to the truth that religion enshrines; namely, the truth of our connection to a transcendent reality.
What better way to introduce spirituality but at the spring equinox when Mother Nature herself is brimming with moments to share the wonder of the changing of the seasons?
At the end of the evening, Chil had given us all a lot to think about. From an Aboriginal legend, to how the sun rotates around the earth to create the equinoxes and solstices we talked about different ways that you can connect to the earth and to each other.
Everyone who attended this meeting earned the Spirituality Award - now if only the Scout Shop was closer! Our badges were ordered two weeks ago and we are still waiting on them to come in. Can't wait to hand them out to the Cubs!
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