A solo butterfly
a busily searching bee
and numerous bugs
kept me company today.
Oh yes, and Meister Eckhart, the mystic
who
sees everything from the inside out.
I asked him: “What if the world were not here?”
“What if I could experience God
through my inner eyes too?”
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| (Photo by Karen Streveler, OSB) |
“Would God, then, not have created
this butterfly? this bee? these bugs?
or,
for that matter, green grass? colorful flowers?
blue sky and water? invisible breezes and
swaying leaves?
ordinary
birds like robins, sparrow, swallows?
I can’t imagine knowing God without this world of
nature.
For me, the way to God is along a wide path lined
with
color and design, movement and life, invitation and delight.
So why, Meister Eckhart, do you ask me to
surrender
unneeded boundaries as I walk, limp, run or leap for joy?
Though I think I may understand when you say:
The
Father laughs
and
gives birth to the Son.
The
Son laughs back at the Father
and
gives birth to the Spirit.
The
whole Trinity laughs
and
gives birth to us.
So are you saying ‘boundaries are not needed’ if
we are ONE?”
Renee Domeier, OSB
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