When we began this journey in to materiality we really did
not go anywhere. We turned our back to the infinite oneness of which are a part
and created the possibility (even if it was only one of perspective) of being
separate. Thus we focused our attention away from where we were but we never
really left our state of oneness. In this we could experience our self as a
single individual but it was only our attention that became single. This was
certainly not our beginning but it was the beginning of our concept of
separateness.
We have always been, we are and will always be an intimate
part of creation. It does not exist apart from us but interpenetrates us
completely, body, mind and soul. Because of our focus we have come to think of divine
creation as outside of us and hidden from our view. In our thoughts we form the
concept that the highest form of holiness is to stand face to face with our
loving Lord and His ministers of grace. We may use terms like being watched
over, which although comforting, further reveals our sense of separateness. We
cannot stand face to face or be watched over by what already permeates us and
this is an important distinction.
As a result of such incomprehensible holiness completely
penetrating us on every level we are neither isolated nor vulnerable. Yet we fear and as a result we suffer. If we
could accept a fraction of a fraction of the concept of our oneness fear would
evaporate and find no place in our life to reside. For it is in the embrace of
our oneness with the divine fear is dissolved and not by our experiencing mortal
combat with those things that make us afraid.
Many of us have been taught to meet those things that
threaten us, to do combat with and defeat them. Yet when we begin to war with
our self the resulting conflict can make life more difficult. If instead we
opened the windows in our life to those gentle breezes of loving kindness, the
darkness of separation would be made light and the bitterness of fear transformed
into the sweetness of faith.
We are in the arms of Infinite Loving Kindness and His
tenderness flows through us. All of the goodness in creation suffuses us every
moment while His angels and ministers of grace reside within us. Given this, how can we possibly feel isolated
or vulnerable? Considering the holiness of which we are comprised what have we
to fear?
Let us remind our self of this every moment of every day and live as
holy treasures made in the image and likeness of our Lord. Then we will find
our self body mind and soul projections of that indescribable holiness we call
God.