light-imagery is ultimately
derived from the Prologue
of the Fourth Gospel:
the Gospel written by St.John,
just as the imagery
of the Spiritual Marriage
is supposed
to be derived from
the Song of Solomon.
But it must be remembered
that mystics are essentially
realists, always seeking
for language adequate
to their vision of truth:
hence the fact that they
have adopted this imagery
is a guarantee that it
represents something
which they know and are
struggling to describe.
gospel and preach thetruth to every creaturethat peace with Godis possible by His gracethrough faith in Christ.There is a blessingthat is pronouncedon peace-makers.Blessed are thepeacemakers,for they shall becalled sons of God.
in the midst of all despair.One smile alone,still a smileamid all bitterness.Wish for a comfortingword alonestill it is comfortin the midst of all sadness.Desire for a helpinghand aloneIt still remains a helpamid clenched fists.A spark of light aloneremains lightin the midst of all darkness.We still have time to hope – against all despair.We still have…
but to open unknown depthsof awareness enablingthe disciple to reach his own center,his own ontological rootsin a mystery of beingthat transcends his individual ego.
philosophical effortsto explaining therelationshipbetween immanenceand transcendencebut do so indifferent ways, such as:casting immanenceas a characteristicof a transcendent God.(This is common in Abrahamic religions)
There is nothing morerare nor morebeautiful than ahuman being, beingunapologetically themselves,comfortablein their own imperfection.That is the essenceof true beauty!That human beingshines from within!(A poem written from the comments of the great poetessMarie Shine)
We may wait for yearswondering which is my way.Wefool around a lotuntil we find our spiritualconsummation and culmination.This is the day of satisfactionwhen we shall fall downin prostration before a Godwho is beyond all religionsand human concepts of God.
