Far from being the end goal of the spiritual journey, the awakening that I’m calling ‘inner resurrection’ in this post marks the beginning of a deeper, fuller, more abundant life. It is at the same time more fully life, even as it feels less and less like it is your life. Rather, God’s life and spirit is living in and through you, and you are a willing participant in this unfolding mystery. This is the spirit that arose at Easter, and that still rises in the hearts of all who walk the spiritual journey through dying to self and rising to new life. It is the spirit that brings new life to our world, as each transformed heart becomes a channel through which Divine peace radiates into our anxious world.