Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you,” declares the LORD, “and will bring you back from captivity." (Jer 29:12-14)
It is so sad
many times i forget that my wonderful God is all the time there with me...
walking with me, living and staying with me...
its such a simple yet a subtle experience!
i dont even need words, written or spoken to stay in touch with God
for it is that word..or that Word, who lives with me in flesh!
words and liturgy are simple instruments to get together with my brothers and sisters
to unite the varied personal experiences into one, wonderful, awesome experience
of the One who lives with me, with us!
another fact i used to be alarmed by is...
how some of the ''spiritual'' people can afford to love others less!
yes... if God is there all the time with me,
love is there all the time with me!
how can i, if i am aware of this presence, afford to be less loving
how can i afford to judge how can i afford to differentiate, put down, marginalize, oppress or hurt?
isn't it because of that Isaiah pictures Reign of God as a place where there is no hurt?
They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea. (Isa 11:9)
these days i am reflecting a lot on Inter Religious Respect and Commitment to Christic Experience... there are a lot of things that are disturbing my mind and confusing it..
Christ, i believe, fills me with love for everyone
but in our background in India and today not just India, even else where
when i live with people with so many different convictions
i feel Christ will fill me more with love, sensitivity, compassion, respect and regard...
Lord, fill me with your light to understand you, you the Truth...