“You
yourself are what you are seeking”.
A
living manifestation of God – She is in all things.
God
is in me – I am made in His image –
perfect
and complete.
The
whole universe is sacred.
Outside
my window, a butterfly
browses
among the sun-warmed flowers.
She
too is a manifestation
of
the Divine in creation.
But
she regrets not the past,
nor
has any care for the future,
She
just does her thing,
flitting
from flower to flower,
gaining
sustenance for her present need.
Because
of her, they will germinate
and
seed – giving life to a new generation.
All
of creation is interdependent.
It
is only we, in our human arrogance,
who
try to live outside this flow of life,
between
God and the rest of creation.
The
wise among us will “go with the flow”,
living
in present awareness
of
our part in the Circle of Life.
We
could learn from the animals.
A
dog, out for a walk with his master,
is
only aware of present pleasures:
the
feel of the earth under his paws;
the
sights and smells and sounds
around
him, and his perfect contentment
in
spending time with the one he loves.
If
the man is wise, his sensations
will
be the same. But probably,
he
will be “walking sightless among miracles”,
his
mind on other matters.
God
is manifest in the world
and
in ourselves. If we pay attention,
How
could we not love Him
“with
all our hearts, souls, mind and strength”?
Wake
up and smell the roses!
