Luke 24: 13-35 (The moment of realization).
Mark 9: 2-8 (The moment of transfiguration).
I Chronicles 29: 10-30 (A moment of acknowledgement and praise).
Revelation 3: 14-22 (A moment of stark truth).
I Samuel 7: 7-17 (The “Ebenezer” moment).
Mark 14: 1-9 (The anointing moment).
Matthew 17: 1-13 (The transfiguration moment).
The hymn for the week was "This Is My Father’s World ". (If you are not familiar with the song, just Google the hymn name and you will get multiple sources to read and/or hear it, as well as its history.)
The meditation selections included excerpts from the writings of John Powell, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Evelyn Underhill, Howard Thurman, Truman Capote, Tilden H. Edwards and Jean-Pierre de Caussade (translated by Kitty Muggeridge). (Googling their names may give you some insight into their backgrounds and experiences, if that's of any interest to you.)
- Some of the interesting quotes from the meditations included:
“It is gratefulness which makes the soul great.” - “The supernatural can and does seek and find us, in and through our daily normal experience: the invisible in the visible. There is no need to be peculiar in order to find God.”
- “A king and queen are the center of “where it’s at,” so they move with easy, royal bearing. …Looking deeply at our lineage, we see that we are of the highest royal line: the royal image of God is in us – covered over, but indestructibly there. …We mainly need to attentively relax and dissolve the amnesia that obscures our true identity.”
- “With all the suddenness and jolt of a heart attack, I was filled with an experiential awareness of the presence of God within me.”
- “The present moment holds infinite riches beyond your wildest dreams but you will only enjoy them to the extent of your faith and love.”
What do any of these quotes (or any of the meditations in Chapter 7 not quoted) mean to you? I look forward to your responses.
John
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