I have been incredibly busy this week with my typical virtual assistant work and some personal business that has seemingly zapped my brain dry! Of course, that cannot happen, but I hope you understand I did not have the typical inspiration to write something unique.
Rather, enjoy this wonderful Christic Poem that makes me feel the Oneness of God/Spirit everywhere I look! And, as the poem says, all of this is love! Maybe today, in particular, we can remember this: All is Love! Even when we don’t understand or disagree, love must be the driving force behind everything, or we lose ourselves in greed, hate, or ugliness.
Read this and remember where you come from: Love!
The Christic Poem
Shared by the Center for Action and Contemplation (Father Richard Rohr), this poem was written by Ilia Delio, who studied Carl Jung and Teilhard de Chardin, and inspired her to write this poem-prayer:
I am looking at a tree, but I see such astounding beauty and
graciousness, the tree must be You, O God,
I look at the wild weeds playing across the fields and their
wild, joyful freedom speaks to me of You, O God.
Yesterday, I saw a child crying alone on a busy corner, and
the tears were real, and I thought, you must be crying, O God.
God, you are the mystery within every leaf and grain of sand,
in every face, young and old, you are the light and beauty
of every person.
You are Love itself.
Will we ever learn our true meaning, our true identity?
Will we ever really know that we humans are created for
love?
For it is love alone that moves the sun and stars
and everything in between.
We are trying too hard to find You, but You are already here,
We are seeking life without You, but You are already within,
Our heads are in the sand, our eyes are blinded by darkness,
our minds are disoriented in our desperate search
for meaning.
Because You are not what we think You are:
You are mystery.
You are here, and You are not,
You are me, and You are not,
You are no,w and You are not,
You are what we will become.
You are the in-between mystery
The infinite potential of infinite love,
And it is not yet clear what You shall be,
For we shall become something new together.