Running from Divinity

. Are we running Running from divinity . And running Running away . From our own pain And our own truest identity? . Inspired by Richard Rohr's book 'Immortal Diamond': “the human temptation to run from and deny not just the divine presence, but our own true selves, our inner destiny, our true identity” . …

Can You Hear the Voice of Your Hidden Self

Can you hear The voice ~ Of your hidden self That whispers ~ In the small hours Of the night ~ Like a candle’s Flickering flame ~ Will you listen To that still small voice ~ That will change your life And nothing ~ Will ever Be the same? ~

Listen

Listen to the voicethat springs from within Whose source is withoutwhose identity is beyondwhat thought can imagine Listen to the voicewhose silence is morethen the deafening watersof justice and truth Listen to that voicewhose echo is Love.

Thoughts Fly Like Birds

~ Do not idolise Your thoughts ~ Which fly Like noisy birds ~ And settle for a time In the tree of the mind ~ Let them fly away So the wider blue sky ~ And silence May stay. ~ Inspired by Richard Rohr's book 'Immortal Diamond', which explores the idea of The True Self …

I Have Found My Way

. I have found my way  and it is a different way to the world’s way   . A way that leads to life through death  a way of grace and reconciliation  humility, obedience and self-renunciation   . I have found my way  I have found a new identity   . Now I can begin again  to live and work  . to write and sing  I can begin again   . …

Life’s Greater Mystery

~ At first I tried To build my identity ~ I would be strong Undefeatable in certainty ~ Now I am learning Gently to let go ~ And enter more deeply The darkness and light ~ The shadows And uncertainty ~ Of life’s greater Greatest mystery. ~ Inspired by Richard Rohr's book "Falling Upward" ~ …

O I am

~ To be Is to be aware ~ Of being Whose God ~ Is more O I am. ~

The Greatest Mystery

~ The change From I to I am ~ From me To Thee ~ That is The greatest mystery. ~

Immortal Diamond (7) – Beyond the Small Ego

Richard Rohr, the author of Immortal Diamond writes: “Our small ego usually gets in the way” The idea is that we can be our own worst enemies, blocking our true self with smaller concerns to do with establishing our meaning, status or power. But there is another way (see the previous Immortal Diamond post about …

Immortal Diamond (6) – Made for Transcendence

“We are made for transcendence and endless horizons”Immortal Diamond, p.viii This is one of my favourite of Richard Rohr's sayings in his wonderful book Immortal Diamond. He offers an inspiring insight and vision for being – for just being human. He is also, however, very aware of human fallibility, human folly and human evil. Yet …