A re-post on intimacy with The Almighty
The Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd’s care; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye.
~Joseph Addison (1672-1719)
O LORD, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
you discern my thoughts from afar.
You search out my path and my lying down
and are acquainted with all my ways.
Even before a word is on my tongue,
behold, O LORD, you know it altogether.
You hem me in, behind and before,
and lay your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
it is high; I cannot attain it.
Where shall I go from your Spirit?
Or where shall I flee from your presence?
If I ascend to heaven, you are there!
If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
If I take the wings of the morning
and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
even there your hand shall lead me,
and your right hand shall hold me.
If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me,
and the light about me be night,”
even the darkness is not dark to you;
the night is bright as the day,
for darkness is as light with you.
~ Psalm 139:1-12
~ Psalm 139:1-12
This silly blogger rolls out of bed really early – like way before it is light. And in as much as is possible, goes straight to his knees. There is no other reasonable place to go. My heart, soul, mind and strength are so prone to wander from the One whom i love. So, without consciously transitioning from my dreaming night with Him – into my waking day with Him, i can easily go off on a tangent.
It’s not about ritual, it’s about saying a real good morning to our Beloved. And He doesn’t care whether our breath smells or not. He is more gorgeous than we can imagine, and there is more than enough of Him to cover all our shortcomings in the moment.
Even with the conscious attempt to simply be in His Presence, my mind sometimes wanders. Sometimes it is the little details of the upcoming day that seem to crowd into the quietness that builds in the shadow of His wings.
It happened this morning.
It was deeper than words, more of a knowing. An instant multi-phase dialog in the spirit…
i rolled out and got on my face, just seeking His Face. And within minutes, i was thinking about Christmas presents for my kids. Oh my… kind of embarrassing for a lapis-blue-eyed mystic like me. Pretty pedestrian to start thinking about shipping details in the middle of a conversation with the Maker…
i’m sorry.
For what my friend?
For skittering off and thinking about other stuff…
I Know what you are thinking. I am here. All is well.
But… i just…
They are your children. you love them. I Love them too.
So, it’s ok?
Of course, we are doing Life together! Let’s do all of it together. I care about every single detail in your life. I can help you with everything.
And then we just laughed together for a moment.
It was a very good morning.
He is such a Wonderful G_d.
I am your servant! Everything I have is yours. But even as I say that, I know you are serving me more than I am serving you. At your command all of the resources of heaven and earth are at my disposal, and even the angels help me.
~ Thomas à Kempis (c. 1380-1471)
