God comes disguised as your life
Paula
D’Arcy
Priesthood simply means the one who names the connection
between the transcendent world and this world
Richard
Rohr
_____________________________________
we are all priests/ priestesses
all of us
we are the channel through which Sacred flows,
like a river rushing to the sea,
to this earth
earth itself is crammed with God
God is everywhere, everywhere
In the sun, sneaking into the sky
In the light reflecting off the mountain
In the screech of the hawk
And the yipping laughter of the coyotes
but we seem to have a special role
the role of putting flesh on Love
I don’t know why, some of the time
the Sacred is so hard to see
it should be obvious enough
but frankly “the presence” gets blurred
in the mist of all the hate and greed
as illnesses rage
hurricanes roar
politicians lie
and countries war
and so we end up in a “dry and weary land”
desperately in need of living water
in need of Sacred
the spring that refreshes
and gives life
is within us
we carry Sacred
in Jesus talk we carry the Spirit
the “water of life”
it wells up
oozes out
and flows
rushes, gushes
and we become
priests and priestesses
we become the continuing incarnation
Sacred Presence in us
Allows us to be Sacred Presence in this weary world
Wow!
Sounds like an over statement
Sounds foolish, crazy even
And yet this same truth
Is sprinkled through the teachings of the Christian Bible
Is ever present in the words of Jesus
It is present in other faiths as well
Thich Nhat Hanh notes
“when mindfulness is in you, the Holy Spirit is in you,
and your friends will see it, not just by what you say,
but through
your whole being”
(Living Buddha, Living Christ, p.24)
God come disguised as our lives
This day, how will I be the incarnation?
How will I feed others?
How will I proclaim “good news”
How will I fight for justice?
How will I water the earth with love?
Come Dear One
put your lips on my forehead
and light the Holy Lamp
inside my heart. (Hafiz)
that I might fill the world
with your Love
No comments:
Post a Comment