Sacred energies: To find your place in the world, pray with wind, fire, water, and earth. (cover story)

SYMBOLISM in the Bible; TEACHINGS of Jesus Christ; BIBLICAL commentaries; CATHOLIC Church; BIBLICAL teaching on baptism

The article focuses on the modern interpretation of Jesus' teachings about God in the psalms with the use of metaphors of wind, fire, water and earth, and teach mindfulness in the society. Topics discussed include the images of light and fire as symbols of the illumination of the world and souls; the interpretation of the creation of life in God's image, by the help of wind; and the value of baptism as the initiation in the community through the holy water.