Tag: mystery
Stop believing in guardian angels and soon we’ll stop believing in anything
Guardian angels come low down on the list of Christian beliefs, yet we should not dismiss them as ‘childish’. Abandon ideas such as this and the whole edifice of belief soon falls down I have just watched an advertisement for a cartoon film about guardian angels. Called The Great Miracle and released in the US… Read More ›
Wearisome
This piece is not about depression or others mental states that need outside medical help, it is about growing in freedom and how difficult that can be at times. It is more about my own path actually than about anyone else. The human experience is deep and complex and there are simply no easy answers… Read More ›
Discovering the mystery of God
The Sufi tell stories that say all I think I’ll ever know about finding God. The first story is a disarming and compelling one. It is also, I think, a troublesome one, a fascinating one, a chastening one: “Help us to find God,” the seeker begged the Elder. “No one can help you there,” the… Read More ›
Discover our own inner ground
The way to find the real ‘world’ is not merely to measure and observe what is outside us, but to discover our own inner ground. For that is where the world is, first of all: in my deepest self. But there I find the world to be quite different from the ‘obligatory answers.’ This ‘ground,’… Read More ›
The Mystery of the Lord’s Day
The Lord’s Day is a mystery of the knowledge of the truth that is not received by flesh and blood, and it transcends speculations. In this age there is no eighth day, nor is there a true Sabbath. For he who said that `God rested on the seventh day,’ signified the rest [of our nature]… Read More ›
The Transfiguration
The Lord reveals his glory in the presence of chosen witnesses. His body is like that of the rest of mankind, but he makes it shine with such splendor that his face becomes like the sun in glory, and his garments as white as snow. The great reason for this transfiguration was to remove the… Read More ›
