From Milk to Meat

<p>In the annals of spiritual literature few metaphors are as potent as the transformation from milk to meat. A tender infant entirely dependent begins its life nourished by milk. Yet as that child grows matures and gains strength its diet must evolve. Milk remains fundamental but is supplemented and eventually replaced by more substantial sustenance. Similarly the spiritual journey of a believer often begins with foundational teachings-the milk of spiritual knowledge. But to truly flourish and become robust in one's faith one must transition to the meat-the deeper more profound truths.</p>