Friday, March 1, 2013

3/1/13
Time and Spirit
 
 
Time began biologically.  Time keeping was established when our eyes saw the coming and going of the sun and as the moon waxed and waned, our skins sensed the changes in temperature as the sun rose and set and seasons came and went, our noses noticed the scent of freshness and then of decay, and with our ears we could hear the changes in the bird songs and the quiet of the night. 
 
It is all quite lovely and natural.  Physically we seem to be bound by time. 
 
The spirit that we are, however, is unbound by the vicissitudes of time because it is of the one original source. Worldwide we call the original source by many names numbering in the thousands, just a few examples are God, Divine One, Great Spirit, and Allah.  While inhabiting the body the soul evolves as an expanding expression of the original source. 
 
Our souls have a calling to express who we truly are.  Spiritual practice helps us to express that truth.  A daily spiritual practice reminds us of who we are amid the distractions of life.  Don't fix your attention on the possibility of mystical experiences, the "bells and whistles" of spiritual practice.  If they come, be grateful, but avoid making the experience of them your goal for that, too, is a distraction.
 
Blessings from the heart,
Reverend Marya OMalley

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