Well, here's a brand new thought as spelled out by Rohr: We still think of ourselves as mere humans trying desperately to become “spiritual.” The revelation was precisely that we are already spiritual (“in God”), and our difficult but necessary task is to learn how to become human.
I am not an outwardly thoughtful person. Unless I am asked, I do not feed others when they are in need, I don't run errands for others when they are laid up. I am not deliberately unthoughtful, it simply does not occur to me to actively do.
However, I am available. I have an inner ear that listens well...I suspect it is that inner ear that invites others to share their pain, and they do. I do not pick it up, I do not make it mine, I listen...whatever comes back to them is theirs as and if they choose it. Apparently, that is quite often helpful.
The low/high bar of my listening ear is it does not sooth me...in my time of self-perceived troubles, my listening ear is on mental-health leave. Which is the low bar to my want, and the high bar for my need.
Little other than need leads us to bare our unexpressed pain to others...if we could fix ourself without exposure, wouldn't we? Of course we would.
It's hard enough to expose our hurt to the unseen God, much less to an actual human face with ears to hear and eyes to see...and a mouth to say, "Beloved...you are the source of your woe. Hug it and kiss it and let it go."
Well, we know that. But...ah, the old standby, "Yes, but...."
That's where God, the unseen God, whisks away our blind eye...ah, we can see clearly now: We are the source of our woe, and it has been loved enough...we have already let it go, we just didn't realize it till we spoke it to another. Just another step in learning how to become human.
Who knew we are already spiritual (“in God”)? Now to enjoy being human (in God).
Thank you.
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