Just be there

What we call sins are usually more symptoms of sin. Sin is primarily living outside of union; it is a state of separation—when the part poses as the Whole. It’s the loss of any inner experience of who you are in God. “Sins” often have more to do with ignorance than actual malice. Disconnected people may become malicious, but they did not start there. They began in union, and disunion became their experienced lie.

You can’t accomplish or work up to union with God, because you’ve already got it… You cannot ever become worthy or “perfect” by yourself; you can only reconnect to your Infinite Source. The biblical revelation is about awakening, not accomplishing. It is about realization, not performance. You cannot get there, you can only be there…

                                                                           Richard Rohr, Daily Mediation

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No matter what you call it

It’s there

The “other”

The Sacred

God

Something great than one’s self

There is something that holds the universe together

Something that shapes the very nature of creation

A power that permeates everything

From the flowers, and trees, to the birds, and fish and animals

And us

Especially us

There is something we participate in

Something woven into the fabric of our being

Some call it God

Whatever it is, it is all about creativity

And unity

It is about generosity and kindness

It is about love

Especially love

When we are allied to this power/essence/being

We have tapped into the very power of the universe

And we have connected with love

And we can live love

When we are disconnected?

Well it gets ugly

It becomes “all about me”

We become grasping and greedy

Fearful and hateful

Cruel and without compassion

We live out our disassociation

Our lives become a lie

And we do terrible things to others, ourselves, and even creation

“Sin” is disassociation with the Scared

“Salvation” is finding once again, that which has always been

The original blessing

So walk, read, pray, meditate, write, serve

Reconnect

It is that easy (and that hard)

Be who you are