The clock tells me the correct time but I have been having trouble reading it right. I try to stay up to a certain time and I try not to get up too early. Listening to the radio yesterday I heard the author of Julie Julie describe why she had written her new book. She felt her first book had been superficial painted her life more romantically than realistically. She wanted people to know that she was real; more a sinner than a saint. Mostly our days are planned or we are fulfilling expectations we have of ourselves or others have of us. This is the outward journey. The reality is that we are often on an inward journey too; but we have to be free of these expectations and take time to discover the inner mystical voice that awakens the truth of who we really are.
We are spiritual beings with souls that hunger and thirst even as our physical bodies do. I am reading about Theresa of Avila, a mystical nun, who struggles with the mystical and often felt rejected by many of her contemporaries, especially the male clerics. Her journey was to blend her everyday busy life with the inner spiritual awareness that was always a part of her being. She writes " Within oneself, very clearly, is the best place to look for God. The kingdom of heaven as Jesus taught us is within us and available to all. Although she entered a monastery she found the prayers recited by rote left her soul dry and uninspired. She faced her own fears and self doubt until she could find a safe place of resting and meditating that was her salvation. She writes about facing our own darkness with the light of God's grace and finding healing of both body and soul.
1 comment:
Well put mom. We very definately live two lives, some of us even more!
Sandra
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