THINGS BEYOND THE MIND

The Risen Christ is leading us into a future for which we’re never fully ready. How can we even imagine divine union? It is too big a concept for most of us. 'These are the things that no eye has seen and no ear has heard, things beyond the mind of humanity—what God has prepared for those who love' -- Fr Richard Rohr, "Daily Meditation," December 19, 2017

What if the things beyond the mind of humanity is the way that looks and feels like failure and despair? The following is for those of us who have accepted failure and despair as the road to crash-and-burn and therefore to God.

Let's consider life as "the way of the cross" with crucifixion as the divine end, and ego as the crucified.

We say that we seek ego deflation in depth, and we beat our breast and wail when we fail at our attempts to "let" it happen. Who's kidding whom? Thinking that we can let it happen is all but a guaranteed ego trip.

But what if we openly went for an unselfish want and we failed, got slapped down and felt humiliated? We could recognize that as an ego-buster and therefore the best result. That recognition of it as the best result could lift us from our self-centered beating and wailing. We could say our thank you with a pure heart and clear mind...and there's our gold.

Why not consider life as "the way of the cross" with crucifixion as the divine end, and ego as the crucified?

Thank you.