God replied to Moses: I am who I am.
… This is my name forever;
this is my title for all generations.
knowing his name
doesn’t allow us to know
or understand his nature
but knowing his name
allow us to be
in relationship with him
Month: July 2015
2015.07.15: fire of the spirit
There an angel of the LORD appeared to him in fire flaming out of a bush. As he looked on, he was surprised to see that the bush, though on fire, was not consumed. – Ex 3:2
the fire burns brightly
but doesn’t consume
it is fueled by desire
a yearning for more
oddly it quenches thirst
the longing for water
2015.07.14: the human experience, too
Jesus began to reproach the towns where most of his mighty deeds had been done, since they had not repented. – Mt 11:20
like stars fallen from above
we’ve forgotten our true nature
we’ve all done things we regret
we’ve hurt each other
with what we failed to do
repent repent repent
the Kingdom of God is here
he came to remind us
that we are children of God
and show us the way back
but the choice remains ours
to embrace our true nature
fallen and risen
darkness and light
human and divine
or die
2015.07.13: the human experience
Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. – Mt 10
We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience. – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
this life we live is not our own
it doesn’t belong to us
any more than we belong to this world
the human experience is to awake
naked, helpless, and vulnerable
totally dependent on others
forgetting who we are
and where we originate
we must find our way home
like salmon fighting the current
or monarchs navigating the winds
we must live with greater purpose
as the teacher taught and modeled
in laying down our lives in service to others
we will have life in abundance
2015.07.12: the key
as he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and without blemish before him. In love – Eph 1:4
the key to all things
has always been love
ever since the beginning
when we were all chosen
we were given to him
and he was given to us
but we were also given
the freedom to choose
to believe or not believe
to trust or not trust
to follow or not follow
to love or not to love
we were chosen in love
will we choose to love?
the key to being holy
will always be love
Longing For Water 