Dear All of Us,
A lot of us older folks
have a hey of a time
convincing our computers
to keep it simple.
Old, young or mid-drift,
("The devil made me do it!')
many most of us
have a hay of a time
getting our spiritual lives
to keep it simple.
Yet simple they are.
Our spiritual life
is simply to
NOTICE
is simply to
NOTICE
UNTO UNION
To do that we calm
into to our deepest.
That takes settling,
stilling, quieting of
all the hurry scurry
that keeps us stuck
on surface stuff.
We disrobe.
The drapings of the
False Self
- fear, arrogance,
puffy posturing,
disconnectedness,
defensiveness,
disregard,
callous individualism -
slowly fall away.
We let go figuring,
construct, control.
So freed, comfortable
in our naked beauty,
we rest secure, safe in
What Is
in the embrace of
The Love That Is God
(1 John 4:8)
The Ground Of
Our Being
(Paul Tillich)
We slowly,
gently,
more and more
become aware of
our existence base,
NOTICE
God gazing
at us
in sheer delight.
In delighted response,
we join the gaze.
We see as we are seen.
It's a mutuality unto
Oneness
Progressively:
We see God.
We see ourselves in God.
We see as God sees.
We see God in all we see.
"But the basic
reality of God
is plain enough.
Open your eyes
and there it is!
By taking a long
and thoughtful look
at what God has created,
people have always
been able to see
what their eyes
as such can't see:
eternal power,
for instance,
and the mystery of
his divine being,"
(Romans 1:19-20 )
The Message
As we noted last week:
"Seeing as one with God
we see others, nature,
all creation, as they are
in God's sight.
We see them in their
fundamental freshness,
purity and goodness."
Happily our spiritual life
is simply to
NOTICE
unto union
ALL THAT IS
We then see
so much more,
ever so much more.
We "see" with all five senses.
We "see" with intellect, intuition,
reflection, experience, memory,
prayer and meditation, ritual.
To
NOTICE
unto union
- we employ a gentle life pace
- we eschew the blinding,
distracting glare of
trivialized activity
- we welcome, wide-eyed,
WHAT IS
- we cleanse the lens
of perception
- we look within and beyond
and all about
- we open our eyes to surprise
- we notice so openly that we merge
- we notice God in all and all in God
- we eventually notice the mystery,
the paradox, that we and all that is
are God creatively unique in
ONENESS
We notice the intricate
designs and varied textures
of trees, leaves, flowers,
fruits and vegetables.
We notice the energetic glee
of children at play.
We notice the dynamism
of sea and storm.
We notice the wisdom of elders.
We notice the marvels
science sees and shares.
We notice the profundity of
scripture and sacred writings.
We notice the consideration
and care of a patient physician.
We notice the majesty of music.
We notice the weave and feel
of a new coat.
We notice from 35,000 feet
the hard harsh beauty of the
Grand Canyon.
We notice the vigor
of a hearty red paired
with fresh sauce and linguini
(al dente of course)
We notice the day to day
and loyal companionship
of our life partner, dearest friend,
parents, children.
We notice Empire and its citizens
perverting and polluting creation.
We notice how absolute
the need to bond tighter in
the "Kin-domain of God",
the "Rain Shower of God."
We notice our shared call
to be about reclamation.
We notice those devastated.
We enfold and nurture them in
the healing of resurrection care.
We notice so much that we merge.
The surname for
NOTICE
is
CONTEMPLATION
It is the aperture opening to
ONENESS
as
GOD IS ONE
and all is
One in God.
It's "ONE-der-full"
for us to be here together,
seeing God in all,
seeing as God sees,
to simply
NOTICE
John Frank
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"frankly speaking"
spirituality for the street
johnfrankshares.blogspot.com
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