This morning in meditating on the 23rd Psalm, it came to me in re Thou preparest a place before me in the presence of my enemies: The place prepared before me is the welcome mat for my resisting fears. Anything appearing to me that I resist is my enemy that the Lord has sent me to grow my spiritual core deeper. Ah, and the authority comes my ever aborning raised consciousness.
Today's "Meditation" of Fr Richard Rohr expands and clarifies that for me with the following: St. Augustine said, 'What does it avail me that this birth is always happening, if it does not happen in me? That it should happen in me is what matters.'
And further, in quoting St Augustine, Meister Eckhart said: What good is it to me if Mary gave birth to the Son of God 1400 years ago and I do not give birth to the Son of God in my own person and time and culture? . . . We are all meant to be mothers of God.
The authority aborning in our raised consciousness is the birth that is always happening. It is in our own consciousness that we are becoming "mothers of God." It therefore behooves us to keep our own self open to the call to give over, give up, give in. Else, his going before us to make the crooked places straight is for naught.
My prayer today: Thank you, Father, that ego does not lead me, fear does not restrain me.
Thank you.
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