The lion and the lamb are my childhood images of March. "March rolls in like a lion and out like a lamb." But since March is my month to cultivate faith, I am curious about how this image can be incorporated into this concept. Henri J.M. Nouwen uses the images of the loin and the lamb to encourage us to "Let our Lion Lie Down with Our Lamb." In other worlds, let our duality exist in peaceful harmony.
My lion is my adult, agressive self. It is my initiative-taking and decision-making self. My lamb is my fearful, vulernable self, the part of me that needs affection, support, affirmation and nurturing. The art of spirtual living is to fully claim both my lion and my lamb.
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