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At the center of our being….

Maria — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:04:19 +0000

At the center of our being is a point of nothingness which is untouched by sin and by illusion, a point of pure truth, a point or spark which belongs entirely to God, which is never at our disposal, from which God disposes of our lives, which is inaccessible to the fantasies of our own mind or the brutalities of our own will. This little point of nothingness and of absolute poverty is the pure glory of God in us. It is so to speak His name written in us, as our poverty, as our indigence, as our dependence, as our son/daughtership. It is in everybody, and if we could see it we could see these billions of particles of light coming together in the face and blaze of a sun that would make all the darkness and cruelty of life vanish completely. . . I have no program for this seeing. It is only given. But the gate of heaven is everywhere. Thomas Merton, Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander

Pride in a parking lot

Maria — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:30:41 +0000

The young father leaned into the back seat and unstrapped his prize possession. Lifting his soft-skinned, mop-topped son onto his hip, they crossed the parking lot toward the grocery store as the breeze softly brushed their faces. The boy, not quite a year old, stared contentedly ahead. This is a trip he’s made many times in his young life. Dad’s gaze drifted back and forth from the path ahead to his son’s face, checking constantly for the boy’s reactions, as if to say, “Hey, whaddaya think? What’s going on?”

Dad’s face was a picture of quiet anticipation. Tuned into those chubby cheeks and deep blue eyes, it was clear he was traveling with a dear companion. At a late hour of the day, with perhaps a tired family waiting at home for supper, these two buddies bounced along, enjoying every minute of the journey.

These are the moments, countless in a day, when we create memories and feelings to last a lifetime.