inundado por um mistério de luz que é Deus e N´Ele vi e ouvi -A ponta da lança como chama que se desprende, toca o eixo da terra, – Ela estremece: montanhas, cidades, vilas e aldeias com os seus moradores são sepultados. - O mar, os rios e as nuvens saem dos seus limites, transbordam, inundam e arrastam consigo num redemoinho, moradias e gente em número que não se pode contar , é a purificação do mundo pelo pecado em que se mergulha. - O ódio, a ambição provocam a guerra destruidora! - Depois senti no palpitar acelerado do coração e no meu espírito o eco duma voz suave que dizia: – No tempo, uma só Fé, um só Batismo, uma só Igreja, Santa, Católica, Apostólica: - Na eternidade, o Céu!
What is the contemplative life? And can I live it in my ordinary circumstances or is it only reserved for a special few? In the next six months, I will illuminate a spiritual quality that the world’s most ancient seekers say is a cardinal component of a life dedicated to seeking God in the moments of the daily. That’s people like you and me, seekers who go to work every day, care for love ones, pay bills, and are immersed in the complexities of contemporary life. Each week I will offer a brief excerpt from a long-standing spiritual alphabet that I explored in my book, Illuminated Life. Each of these values—that have been tried over time and found to be true—can make us contemplatives in the midst of chaos. — Joan Chittister
Interiority,
the making of interior space
for the cultivation of the God-life,
is of the essence of contemplation.
the making of interior space
for the cultivation of the God-life,
is of the essence of contemplation.
Interiority is the practice
of dialogue with the God
who inhabits our hearts.
of dialogue with the God
who inhabits our hearts.
God is not beyond us,
God is within us
and we must go inside ourselves
to nourish the Breath that sustains our spirit.
God is within us
and we must go inside ourselves
to nourish the Breath that sustains our spirit.