The Life You've Always Wanted by John Ortberg
Week 5: Chapter 4 — A Slow and Certain Light (The Practice of Slowing)
Read Chapter 4 of The Life You've Always Wanted. Key passages: Psalm 46:10; Luke 10:38-42.
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In a culture addicted to hurry, Ortberg diagnoses hurry as one of the primary enemies of the spiritual life — and invites us to resist it intentionally.
Discussion Questions
8 questions1.Ortberg quotes an older mentor who told him, 'You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.' What is your honest reaction to that statement? Does it feel freeing, impossible, or somewhere in between?
2.He argues that 'hurry is not just a time-management problem; it is a soul problem.' What is it about hurry that damages the soul specifically — not just the schedule? Do you notice any soul-level effects of hurry in your own life?
3.Ortberg describes 'hurry sickness' — the chronic sense of time pressure that leads to irritability, shallowness, and an inability to be present. Do you recognize symptoms of hurry sickness in your own life? What are they?
a.How does hurry sickness affect your relationships?
b.How does it affect your experience of prayer or worship?
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