Comments on: Simone Weil on Study & Prayer (more thoughts on theological education and “attention”) http://theologyforum.wordpress.com/2012/03/09/simone-weil-on-study-prayer-more-thoughts-on-theological-education-and-attention/ Serving the joyful cultivation of the theological craft for the life of the church: inquiring honestly, deliberating wisely, acting faithfully Wed, 15 May 2013 06:00:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: donpayne http://theologyforum.wordpress.com/2012/03/09/simone-weil-on-study-prayer-more-thoughts-on-theological-education-and-attention/#comment-25863 Fri, 09 Mar 2012 20:08:13 +0000 http://theologyforum.wordpress.com/?p=4648#comment-25863 Thanks for this, Kent. I read Weil’s essay a couple of months ago and was impressed/compelled by her vision as you were. It gives some new (for me) and clear language for putting that vision before students.

]]> By: Jeff http://theologyforum.wordpress.com/2012/03/09/simone-weil-on-study-prayer-more-thoughts-on-theological-education-and-attention/#comment-25861 Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:43:39 +0000 http://theologyforum.wordpress.com/?p=4648#comment-25861 For me–though nowhere near the level of intelligence and understanding of yourself–I find this extremely truthful and thought provoking. I find myself now asking, though, if we can somehow take this into a deeper level. Not just at an educational level, but in every aspect of our lives. Maybe I’m missing the point of what you’ve written, or am taking a step beyond it was intended… but what are blogs for, eh?

We are called to be the Light of the world, to be different, and often times I feel we Christians are not careful, patient, or deliberate in considering the thoughts of others in other aspects of our lives who are not Christian. Generally, we Christians have a reputation for listening to someone’s beliefs then shunning them in near utter disgust. Or, at least that is how they feel they have been treated sometimes.

I wonder if we would be able to be better attentive to ourselves in how we treat others in all aspects of our lives, not simply just in terms of theological education. Whether we teach, are a student, baseball player, parent, boxer, son, daughter (the list can go on), we should always be careful, patient, and deliberate of other people’s thoughts because of who [we] are, not because of who they are, so that we may better make the light of God more attractive to those living in darkness.

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