Here's a thought for the day on the spiritual life from the spiritual autobiography of Thomas Merton...
In one sense we are always traveling, and traveling as if we did not know where we were going.
In another sense we have already arrived.
We cannot arrive at the perfect possession of God in this life, and that is why we are traveling and in darkness. But we already possess Him by grace, and therefore, in that sense, we have arrived and are dwelling in the light.
But oh! How far have I to go to find You in Whom I have already arrived!
The Seven Storey Mountain, 419.
Reflect on your own life. Do you feel, like Merton, that you are traveling to an unknown destination at which, ironically, you've already arrived? How does this describe your spiritual experience, your faith journey? How is it different?
1 comment:
EXCELLENT quote!
Phil T. just posted something that got me thinking along these lines in fact. I don't think I have arrived at the destination I am headed for and in a way I don't think I will while still in my imperfect humanity. I guess Heaven is my destination. But also, a better me in worship to God who is the ultimate good too. They are sort of a dual destination, that I don't think can be achieved until He comes back and calls those of us who profess faith in Him.
I would say the spiritual experience is one that I hope embodies constant growth and change for the positive.
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