St. Francis of Assisi was more than a remarkable story of one man turning from the demands of his ego to follow God. St. Francis is still turning the world upside down and calling us to the simple life of love. He was fully aware of who he was of who he was- who we are.
St. Francis wrote, “What we are looking for is who is looking.” That makes some zen-isms pale in depth.
When we move into a contemplative mode we need to ask ourselves, who wants to know? Russell Targ writes, “Self inquiry is to direct your attention to the sense of beingness of the, I am feeling.” But, how many can or even want do that? Awakened beings are very rare in our world these days. And Joel Goldsmith reminded us for decades that God is beyond comprehension.
So many look for the externals such as rituals and rules; however, Jesus said in Matthew 28:20 that he is ALWAYS with us. How can that be? How can that NOT be when the fourth gospel writer tells us that Jesus prayed for us to be ONE with himself and the Father. Where can you or anyone go that the Spirit, Consciousness, Energy, Field, or whatever name you give to the Creator, ISN’T?
Where indeed?
When we paint the trinity as THREE PERSONS we’ve just separated ourselves, our person, from the divine persons. But, the Creator of the universe and we are ONE. The Creator will never leave us, never forsake us, and never be apart from us. Regardless of how awesome the positional fact is, it means nothing until we experientially embrace it.
Life can be so much better than we’re living. Why not give it a go?
We are also reminded in 1 John 5:15 that “if we know he hears us in whatever we ask of him, we know that we have already obtained the request made”. Well who is the One that is doing the hearing, and further, when are we not being heard? To take St. Francis’ revelation and apply it here, perhaps what we are listening for is who is doing the hearing.
jbf- No way, that makes too much sense!
Who is hearing? I Am