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“The most powerful form of prayer, and the one which can virtually gain all things and which is the worthiest work of all is that which flows from a free mind. The freer the mind is, the more powerful and worthy, the more useful, praise worthy and perfect the prayer and the work become. A free mind can achieve all things. But what is a free mind? A free mind is one which is untroubled and unfettered by anything, which has not bound its best part to any particular manner of being or devotion and which does not seek its own interest in anything but is always immersed in God’s most precious will, having gone out of what is its own.”

Meister Eckhart

We are attached to those things that mirror our perception of what is positive: Personal beauty, a talent that the world applauds, a pleasing address and our circle of friends are all attachments making up the fabric of who we believe ourselves to be. Even the way in which we celebrate our notion of God is an attachment. Whose place of worship is correct? Whose form of prayer most likely heard in heaven?

Here lies the challenge: we can suppose that others might have a more superior manner in which to commune with the Almighty and that the communion derived from method a or b or c is acceptable within society, or we are certain that the way in which we celebrate our notion of God is ultimately correct, having been handed down through generations. However, the free mind, we are told, is free to explore that which we may be called in a form that may be different from the methods and ways of general society or even from generations before us. The free mind does not use its ‘little will’ to suppose or impose. The free mind consciously steps away from the ‘little will’ deliberate in its intention to bathe in the very Will of God.

While we certainly have choices to make regarding ways in which to live, our relationships or how to seek God it is the ‘small will’ which is our own, that is doing the choosing. Attachment to our little will, along with all of the choices it decides upon, cannot by its very nature assist us in experiencing communion with Ultimate Love.

“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.”

Colossians 4:2

Take a Moment to Listen:

Come rest your heart with mine. Together we will see through Love’s eyes that which needs to be seen, hear through Love’s ears that which needs to be heard, and embrace through Love’s own what needs to be embraced.

Guided Meditation:

God is with you right this second surrounding you with His love. Take a moment to experience His presence.

Close your eyes and take a deep breath. In your mind, see yourself surrounded by nature. Perhaps you can imagine an old, beautiful tree with knarled, fat branches twisting upward. What kinds of wild life are home to this tree?

There is a small brook that runs by your feet. You can hear the bubbling water as it bounces from the rocks and pebbles. Hear it?

Sit under the tree and relax. Breathe in the peace that you feel here. In that peace God begins to speak to you of His Love for exactly who you are. What does it feel like to hear Him? Can you accept His love for you?

In any language or form God shares his boundless love with all that is created. His love surrounds a shared smile, a quiet moment, a helping hand and a kind word. His love is intertwined with every movement that reflects Love’s Will.

Breathe in deeply. Release your breath. Feel the peace and surety of God’s breath within your heart. How is it that you share His love?

Your Thoughts/Experience: