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“As long as I am this or that, or have this or that, I am not all things and I have not all things. Become pure til you neither are nor have either this or that; then you are omnipresent and, being neither this or that, are all things.”

Meister Eckhart

Society conspires to wipe away the paradox that exists between perception and Truth. The conspiracy tirelessly works to disengage our experience of living, from our purpose for being. In return for our agreement, society bestows accolades upon those who achieve the proper type of profession, the proper type of accumulation and the proper kind of social interaction.

The fine print to this contract is blurry however; consequences to signing on the dotted line results in a spiritual anomie of sorts. We are not sure of who we are, what we are doing, how we are living, or even why we need to perform the functions of co-conspirator. Like good soldiers however, we carry on identifying what we have and what we do as the definitive answer to who we are. We become the function of the conspiracy, losing our direction and our identity in the process.

Somewhere along this ill-fated route lie the rewards of discontentment along with a circle of endless questions that cannot be answered due to the very nature of the relationship.

“Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.”

Psalm 100:3

Take a Moment to Listen:

There is but one identity precious child, which cannot be found in actions of fear or actions to gain yet more accumulations. You are the Love from which you were born in Truth. It matters not the form of how Love manifests its being in the world, for the function of Love is to extend and embrace without regard to form.

The Truth of your identity is the Truth of Love itself. All actions from this Truth become the manifestations of the function of Love.

There is no greater or lesser among you. You are one another as you are your Self. You are the joy of the Love that first created who you are in Truth.

Guided Meditation

We are often attached to our way of accomplishing those things we consider necessary—even prayer. Our identities become tied to what we have accomplished, or accumulated. What would it be like to identify instead with openness and freedom? How would it feel to know that God is leading us?

Go to your favorite place and relax. Take a couple of deep breaths. Ask God to be with you. Think about some of the ways in which you identify yourself. What are some attachments you may have—even attachments to forms of prayer. Can you only allow prayer to be a certain way? Do you judge other’s prayers?

Now what if you let yourself feel more open or unattached? What other ways could you pray? How might God be leading you in a relationship with Him that you hadn’t expected or considered? Could there be limitless possibilities for a connection to God?

How would you like to deepen your relationship with God? Tell Him. Then let Him tell you about His love for you and how He may be guiding you.

Your Thoughts/Experience: