Pierre De Chardin, the great Jesuit theologian and paleontologist, was one time looked on as a maverick, whose books were not looked on as approved reading has gifted us with these challenging words," We are not human beings having a spiritual experience, we are spiritual beings immersed in the, human condition." These words had a radical effect on my ability to think to see anew. I do not remember when I read those words but after that experience, my thinking and the resulting thoughts were , as you may well expect, radically changed. My lenses through which all reality was viewed, resulted in a deepening, I am still coming to grips with. The resulting trudge has resulted a gradual unfolding. So let the great exquisite, mysterious, sometimes pain-full, yet at times joy-full, unfolding, unveiling process continue.
"We are spiritual beings immersed in the human condition." Our origin is spiritual, springing from the infinite loving womb of our Creator God. My human existence then is not the only existence, reality, I am challenged to come to terms with ,and gain a gradual understanding of. Its appearance, is, at times so painfully slow. We are told by those who know this unveiling not happen without real a great cooperative effort on our part. Has not everything of real value, in this life a hearty price attached to it, except of course, Our Prodigal Father's unconditioned love. To be honest I did not like to have to change decades of seeing, thinking and understanding. After all had I not finally become somewhat comfortable in my brand new Vatican Two shoes ? I was growing comfortable with the familiar. Now I understand that was my false self recoiling from inevitable change. There was a great cry, Let me alone !!! The Alone never responds to unhealthy requests. We are so loved, that only the very best of gift awaits us. You and I are in the process of believing, we deserve only The Best, and will not, through grace, settle for less. D.V.
We are preparing for The Original Spiritual Being to come to be immersed in our human condition. There was not a different humanity awaiting The Eternal Voyager, our broken, vulnerable, desperately wounded was awaiting, His Incarnation. That coming has forever changed to course of both human and religious history. That change has been in process, we are called to be the instruments through which further revelations can be revealed to all of creation. How often have we been told, " we are more than we appear externally to be." There is a mysterious reality we are being prepared to be led to. In the gradual embracing of The Mystery within, will the Mystery of The Incarnation be continued to be revealed. This is who you really are, and are called to be. Would you believe, or are you coming to the belief you each one without exception are ,MARY, Yes, Mary and we like her, are privileged to be chosen from eternity to surrender our lives lives and let The Gracious Creative One continue the transformation of our mighty cosmos. " Help me to believe the truth about myself no matter how beautiful it is.
Something to be added to your Thanksgiving list ?? Have a blessed one. Great Gramps.
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