The Cultivator's Manifesto: A Rule of Life for Those Who Cultivate Goodness, Truth, and Beauty
LECTURE DELIVERED AT YOUR IMAGINATION REDEEMED 2018.
Lancia E. Smith
What does it mean to be a cultivator and what does a Rule of Life have to do with that? In our context, a cultivator is someone who intentionally chooses to nurture goodness, truth, and beauty within them, their personal life, and others. But if that sounds like you, you may also often feel thwarted and confused in that effort. A rule of life is a way that Christians over the centuries have helped order their lives toward particular visions of thriving. Some are well known, like the Rule of St. Benedict or Billy Graham’s Rules. The Twelve Steps could be considered a kind of rule of life, in a very specific and contemporary context. In this interactive and practical session, we will explore what it means to cultivate in context of a whole life, what a rule of life is, how it works, and how to create one for yourself.