I do not recall when I first got a glimmer of the counterintuitive nature of spiritual growth...that less was more, that bigger does not make for better...but I have practiced that...imperfectly...since. Still, I feel awed when I read the likes of Fr Richard's quote above which casually confirms that truth.
Practicing that has made my life considerably more interesting...we quit pushing to get to the front of the line and find better happens in the back of the line.
The first few times we hear that, our reasoning mind will balk which is why we've been led to seek still more spiritual growth...that is spiritual growth's training ground. The reasoning mind, not having been built to accept that, must be raised, and we find a higher consciousness waiting to be accessed from within.
We seek, we study, we analyze...searching ever searching. We are looking in the wrong direction...out there. Yet, we must go in the wrong direction to be turned around...to look within...to find the Father within who doeth the works.
As promised, our faith is led to a deeper level, and we discover a Larger Self underneath.
Thank you.
No comments:
Post a Comment