Posts

Showing posts with the label Change of Heart

Metanoia

Image
Truth is available only to those who have the courage to question whatever they have been taught.  ~ Author Unknown Metanoia is a Greek word for repent. Meta means after, beyond, or change; but, not just any kind of change. This change is an unmistakable transformation. Noia basically means mind. Therefore, in the simplest definition of Metanoia, it means to change your mind. According to the Greeks, repentance means to dramatically change your mind. It is really even deeper than that. Metanoia is much more than giving up a sinful habit. It is like the change of a caterpillar into a butterfly. This change is essential. Metanoia implies a radical metamorphosis where your very being is transformed. Metanoia is a shift in vision giving new meaning to your world. Metanoia is a profound, spiritual revision. That is the kind of repentance I believe in doing. I repent not to appease a judging God, but to discover a profound new way of living Life and viewing the world.  Metanoia...