“All mysticism is characterised by a passion for unity. To the mystic, true Being and Ultimate Reality are One…Christian mystics aspire to an intimate union of love with God, seeking God’s presence as the very ground of the soul. The human being is endowed with a spiritual sense that opens us inwardly, just as our physical senses open us outwardly.”
(Ursula King, Christian Mystics: Their Lives and Legacies through the Ages, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1988 p.15.)
A suggestion for your prayer and meditation:
Contemplate: Consider what inward "spiritual sense" means to you. What does it mean to you to experience a "union of love with God"?
Prayer: I feel the earth beneath me, the air around me, and the presence of the Holy Spirit within.
Pastor Patty Fox 40 days with 40 Christian mystics
A passion for unity, for connection, to not view difference as something to fear or hate. To be motivated by love, a desire to understand. To celebrate diversity, relate to those who are not our "tribe". Calling someone who is not like us "sister" or "brother". We are one body.
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