To soar to union with God means to give all our love to the Lord so that all the faculties and resources which have been hidden in us can come into our lives to the great benefit of those around us. -- "Words to Live By," Eknath Easwaran, October 18
That is one sentence...one sentence, each word leading us deeper. I first underlined that sentence in 1998...I began reading the book in1993 so it took me five years to catch that there were deeper meanings.
The very first words, To soar to union with God means to give all our love to the Lord, to my reasoning mind was a throw-away line...something saints would do, but not real people, me for instance.
Then we come to so that all the faculties and resources which have been hidden in us...that may well have been my first clue that I already had within me that which I was praying for, i.e., patience, love, kindness and joy.
Ending with can come into our lives to the great benefit of those around us...all I had to do to realize my answered prayers for patience, et al., was to give it away. And to give it away, Be. Be patient. Be loving. Be kind. The great lesson learning was that if we be those three, joy can and will flow forth.
And what is joy flowing forth but peace of mind? Ah, there it is. Peace of mind is the essence of giving all our love to the Lord, and we've just come full circle.
Thank you.
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