Photo by Chrissy Oldham

The matters of the spirit are in a place between shadow and light.  There in the quietness, and peacefulness beyond reach of the physical world, we catch a glimpse of an awareness of the mystery of God.

There is more to this life than we fully understand, yet we trivialize the mystery.  We attempt to label everything.  If we can’t figure it all out we aren’t happy, if we do figure it out we aren’t happy.  Where do you go when the mystery is gone?  Back to the mundane.

Be still.  Know that God is the great “I am, that I am”.  Let go of trying to figure everything out and live in the moment today.

Father God, allow me to walk with you today; to feel your presence, and to be at peace in my spirit.  I trust that there is more than enough of all that I need today.  I give thanks.  I rejoice.  I am blessed beyond measure.  God you are the ultimate sacred mystery.  Seekers of holiness worship you, and follow the small voice that speaks to the spirit.  Let me hear your voice.  Amen

Gunnison National Forest trail

Sometimes my life is too crowded to let God in.  I fill it with my to-do list, shopping, cooking, cleaning, working, and studying.  My emotions also can leave no room for God.  Things like: grief, anger, jealousy, impatience, panic, and grudge carrying  can fill the space of our lives.

I look for the spiritual path.

 

 

If we are attached to the material nature of the world; If we think of ourselves as something, then God cannot clothe his self in us, for God is infinite.  No vessel can contain God, unless we think of ourselves as Ayin.     The Kabbalah

The minimalist and Zen approaches are becoming so popular.  I think people are looking for the Ayin.  Ayin means nothingness.  It also means God.

Our lives are filled to the brim and not with the good or important stuff.  Sometimes mine is filled with the stuff that drains my energy and makes me tired and empty.

Father God, Holy is your name and holy are your ways.  Help me let go of all that I do not need this day.  Assist me in letting go of the things I cling to and understand they do not give me control over anything.  I attain the nothingness that is the alpha and omega of the spiritual journey.  God who is like you? Fill me with your spirit, and make me whole in your presence.  Amen