For the world to be able to live in peace we must begin living as peace. To have peace we must be peace. Simple as that. But of course we know in the reality of our world it really isn’t. Nobody wants to be the first to let go of the anger and strife thatContinue reading “Living as Peace”
Author Archives: Espirational
My God and I
The challenge of the formlessness of God
“One of the most challenging aspects for those who are seeking to find the God of their understanding for the first time is His formlessness. It can be difficult to believe in, and connect with, something that cannot be seen. Perhaps this is because although God is in all things He is felt and experiencedContinue reading “The challenge of the formlessness of God”
To Know God is to be Transformed
“To know God is to be transformed, and thus to be introduced to a life that could not otherwise be experienced.”— D. A. Carson
The Eye Through Which I See God
“The eye through which I see God is the same eye through which God sees me; my eye and God’s eye are one eye, one seeing, one knowing, one love.” Meister Eckhart Readmore: https://www.searchquotes.com/search/Knowing_God/#ixzz6O84GBztL
He thinks of God instead of experiencing God
“We try to evade the question of existence with property, prestige, power, possession, production, fun, and, ultimately, by trying to forget that we- that I- exist. No matter how much he thinks of God or goes to church, or how much he believes in religious ideas , if he, the whole man, is deaf toContinue reading “He thinks of God instead of experiencing God”
Guest Bloggers Needed to Shine Their Light
I am currently planning Espirational blog posts for the month of December. Our theme will be Celebrating in the Midst of Darkness and I want to include you. If you have great ideas for celebrating during a global pandemic let me know. This is not limited to Christmas — articles with ideas for Hannukah, WinterContinue reading “Guest Bloggers Needed to Shine Their Light”
To Know God is to be transformed
“To know God is to be transformed, and thus to be introduced to a life that could not otherwise be experienced.”— D. A. Carson
Don’t wait till you die to rest in peace
Rest in peace is a phrase we usually hear when someone has died. But we don’t have to die to rest in peace. We can rest in the peace of God right here and right now. Yes, right smack dab in the chaos and turmoil of the world around us. All we have to doContinue reading “Don’t wait till you die to rest in peace”
I can desire only one thing
“The life-converting experience is not the discovery that I have choices to make that determine the way I live out my existence, but the awareness that my that my existence itself is not in the center. Once I ‘know’ God, that is, once I experience God’s love as the love in which all my humanContinue reading “I can desire only one thing”
