Meaning
Full
“Whatever
our views may be of God we are surrounded by unsolvable mysteries and
indescribable wonders that call us to respond with openness to what
is and can be.”
Source
Unknown
I
have just returned from three days at Lake Martin. Being there always
makes me slow down and ponder life's mysteries. Do you ever wonder
why we humans want so much to find meaning in everything? I can take
a one mile walk and find at least fifteen things to which I assign
meaning—the conversation of crows, the dappling of light on a
forest floor, the v-wedge of flying geese. I translate the mysteries
and wonders into meanings that bring me closer to the Source. I feel
the breath of the living forests, the lake, the deer who slink
quietly back into the trees, and I know we are all one.
The
great American teacher and author, Joseph Campbell, said this: “Life
has no meaning. Each of us has meaning and we bring it to life. It is
a waste to be asking the question when you are the answer.” We
are the meaning, and the mystery is us. We are unknowable and yet
discoverable in the things to which we assign meaning. The psalmist,
David, realized this thousands of years ago when he said: “For
you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's
womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made...”
(Psalm 139)
Today,
pay attention to what you find meaningful. It's a little window into
your own soul.
In
the Spirit,
Jane
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