Bearing the Eternal Mystery

It is so hard to believe that this imperfect, insignificant creature that I am could somehow bear the eternal mystery. God can only grow bigger as we grow smaller, as John the Baptist put it (John 3:30). If we try to grow bigger by any criteria except divine mercy itself we only grow in love with our own image in a self-created mirror. That is normally called narcissism.

                                                                                                                   Richard Rohr,  Daily Blog 3/18/16

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we bear the eternal mystery

sometimes it burns with in our souls

fiery and hot

sometimes it gently sooths

and sometimes the flame almost disappears

but always it is there

and it will take up as much space

as the ego will give it

when I am full of myself, there is little room for the mystery

when I am broken open

by failure or pain

by loneliness or anger

I am often left empty

what a blessing

for then the mystery flows

and Sacred Presence looms large

in my soul

and I am

changed

I am

a new creation