our armor is rusty,
and we are out of shape.
The strife is fierce
and the warfare long,
and, being confused
by the tricks of the
enemy, we often
lash out against
the wrong foe.
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Words are to communion
The failure to commune is despair.Communion is something thatthe deepest ground of our beingcries out for, and it is somethingfor which a lifetime of strivingwould not be enough.
It obliges the believing
the certitudes arrived at,albeit with a sense thatevery truth attainedis but a step towardsthat fullness of truthwhich will appear withthe final Revelation of God:‘For now we see in amirror dimly, but thenface to face. Now I knowin part; then I shallunderstand fully’.(Ref. to the New Testament1 Cor 13: 12) .
A voice crying in the wilderness
Prepare yourself withhumble prayers and offerings”.Replenished with the foodof spiritual nourishmentI humbly beseech youI want to be a part of your mystery.Hold me firm to things of heaven.Protect me in your mercy.Lift up my soul to you.I have trusted youI have set my hope in you.Do not leave me alone.
The roots of the earth
and the sand is happy to seethose secret hugs and kisses.The desire for a secret romancewells up in their heartsand the sand around the rootsbegin to hug.They are busy nowhugging and kissingin royal romance.The poet saw it,was tickled and smiled.(BBC – Earth – Why some trees evolved to live undergroundBBC)
The rationale
teaching is‘there’s no knowledgein the intellectthat hasn’tfirst comethrough the senses’(De Veritate, q.2 a.3 arg.19 Thomas Aquinas)
Mystic speaks of the point
sees the glory of God,who acts in our life.It is in everyone.But one should seek and find.The thirst to seekand find is also His grace.