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“The only true liberty is in the service of that which is beyond all limits, beyond all definitions, beyond all human appreciation: that which is All, and which therefore is no limited or individual thing: The All is no-thing, for if it were to be a single thing separated from all other things, it would not be All.”

Thomas Merton

Capturing wind in a mason jar and labeling it ‘wind’ cannot make it all of wind, just as capturing ‘light’ in a mason jar and labeling it as such cannot make it all of light, for both wind and light cannot be both individual phenomena yet in totality as it has been taken from the totality of their respective experience. Both wind and light exist in a totality, which then expresses its identity.

While wind and light are by far poor examples for that which is All, the examples underscore several of our human needs: to isolate, to label, and to identify. That which is All cannot be contained in an isolated mason jar and labeled by any name therefore; It cannot be definitively identified as this or that, belonging to them or those alone.

Though the All (or All there is) has been given various and sundry names and attributes across time, those names and attributes are a mere series of mason jars in which human beings attempt to isolate, label, identify and claim as theirs alone. Wars have been fought and continue to be fought over the ownership of these mason jars, which we suppose contain the right name and attributes for a god that we then claim to be our own. But this would be a god by mere human design alone and not of Truth. Nevertheless, the All remains, in expansive totality touching the edges of our willing consciousness. Let us put away our mason jars, our fear and our justifications and reach to touch that, which is in Truth, total Love and acceptance.

“God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?

Numbers 23:19

Take a Moment to Listen:

It matters not which name you call upon, for each name will draw comfort, healing and unity to you. Open your willingness and your heart to that which flows through each and every person equally, as It flows through all of blessed creation.

Guided Meditation

We often want God to help us, but are confused as to what it is we really want. Sometimes we think we know what we want because our plan would be better than God’s.

Sit in a relaxed position and close your eyes. Take a couple of deep breaths. As always, ask God to be with you. Is there a problem that you definitely want help with? Think of it now. What have you supposed the outcome to be? Is there only one outcome or several? How do you know which is best? How do you know which would be the most beneficial to everyone involved including you? The answer is -you really can’t know.

Can you begin to see that you might not know the best outcome for a situation? Can you try and allow God to deal with the situation in His way? Ask for His help.

Try now to experience how much God loves you. Sit with His love embracing you. Then try and carry that love and experience with you.

Your Thoughts/Experience: