So since we're all in this together, I thought I'd get all «radically authentic» (
a thoroughly spiritual thing to do these days) and let you know ahead of time that, in real life...
Both seem to have imbibed the Enlightenment's desacralizing tendencies so
thoroughly that any notion that God «imparts
spiritual things under visible ones» (Calvin) scandalizes them.
Take them one at a time, spending as much time as you need to discuss
thoroughly the issues and feelings that arise: «The ideas and issues which excite me most are...;» «The
things that are most worth living for right now are...;» «I feel the most joy (pain, hope, lonely, together) when...;» «What I really believe about God is...;» «I feel closest to (most distant from) God when...;» «I get spiritually high when...;» «The beliefs that mean the most to me now are...;» «The beliefs from my childhood which no longer make sense are...;» «Life has the least (the most) meaning for me when...;» «I feel closest to you (most distant from you) spiritually when...;» «The way I really feel about the church is...;» «I'd like to do the following, to enjoy more
spiritual sharing...;» «To enrich the
spiritual life of our family, I'd like to..